When Jesus Stood Still

I was reading Luke 18. Verses 35-43 were written about the blind man who received his sight. He was sitting by the roadside begging. He heard a commotion and asked what was happening.

When they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by, he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” They told him to be quiet. Yet he cried out all the more. Verse 40 says, “So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him…”

Verse 41 says, “…What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus’ question reminded me of when God asked Solomon what he wanted Him to give him. Verse 41 says, “…Lord, that I may receive my sight.” Immediately he received his sight. Do you cry out to the Lord in desperation?

Psalm 34:6 says, “This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.” I love Jeremiah 33:3. It says, “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”

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