I Want To See

 

 Luke 18: 35-43 

A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight

³⁵ As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. ³⁶ When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. ³⁷ They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”

³⁸ He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

³⁹ Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁰ Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, ⁴¹ “What do you want me to do for you?”

“Lord, I want to see,” he replied.

⁴² Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.” ⁴³ Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.

Don't we all want to see? We could be talking about physical seeing, but it could also be seeing what our future might be, what decisions we might be making, or how we can best serve God. In many ways, we are the blind Bartimeus uttering the same prayer for mercy and relief from our blindness. As such, do we have the same faith and conviction he had to reach out to Jesus and boldly ask to see? As we begin this day and this week so full of events and expectations, let us take the cue from this blind man and make his request ours.

Bro Rene

Dear God, hear and answer my prayer. "I want to see!" Amen. .