Mark 10:51
The blind beggar had been crying out loud repeatedly, " Son of David, have mercy on me!" The cry had reached the ear of the Lord. He knew what the man wanted and was ready to grant it to him. But before He did it, He asked him, " What do you want me to do for you ?" He wanted to hear not only the general petition for mercy, but the distinct expression of what the man's desire was that day. Until he verbalized it, he was not healed.
There are many of you to whom the Lord ask the same question, and who cannot get the aid they need until they answer that question. Our prayers must be a distinct expression of definite need, not a vague appeal to His mercy or an indefinite cry for blessing. It is not that His loving heart does not understand or is not ready to hear our cry. Rather , Christ desires such definite prayer for our own sakes because it teaches us to know our own needs better. Time, thought, and self-scrutiny are required to find out what our greatest needs really is. Our desires are put to the test to see whether they are honest and real and are according to God's Word, and whether we really believe we will receive the things we ask. Such reflective prayer helps us to wait for the special answer and to mark in our prayer journal when it comes.
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