Asking for help

Asking for help

Bible: Mark 10:46-52

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“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him (V.51).

Her message arrived late in the evening, after a long day. I was tired and couldn’t be bothered to open it. I had been helping look after someone in my family who was very ill. I didn’t have time for anything else. The next morning, however, when I tapped my friend’s message open, I saw this question: “Can I help you in any way?” Feeling embarrassed, I started to answer no. Then I took a deep breath to pause. I realised that her question sounded familiar. That’s because Jesus asked it. Hearing a blind beggar call out to Him, Jesus stopped to ask this man, named Bartimaeus, a similar question: Can I help? Or as Jesus said: “What do you want me to do for you?” (MARK 10:51). The question is amazing. It shows Jesus wants to help us. But first, we’re invited to admit that we need Him—a humbling step. The beggar Bartimaeus was needy, poor, alone, hungry and without much hope. But wanting a new life, he simply told Jesus his most urgent need. “Rabbi,” he said, “I want to see” (V.51). Jesus healed him straightaway. My friend’s question needed an honest, direct answer too. So I told her my most urgent need: prayer for the challenging days I was facing. Do you
know your most urgent need today? When a friend or someone at church asks if they can help, share your need. And always share it with God. These things aren’t meant to be kept hidden.

GOD OPPOSES THE PROUD
BUT SHOWS FAVOUR TO THE HUMBLE. JAMES 4:6

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