BE SPECIFIC    < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Luke 18:35-43

There is a need to be specific in our asking. All that Jesus wants to do for us is all that it takes to have all that He brought for us when He came to this world. John 10:10, ÒThe thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. Jesus meant what He said, and He will do what He said. He has come to give it to us and we are here to have all He brought for us if we will make the right move in having it. Jesus demonstrated all that we need to know in every step that He took when He was ministering here on earth. Remember the story of Bartimaeus? Bartimaeus blind man begging on the roadside. On the day of his healing he was at the right location at the right time with a desperate need because Jesus was passing through. As Jesus was about to pass through the multitude was also in place to deny him his miracle. Just like Bartimaeus, many times when we are in place for our breakthrough the multitude is also in place to deny us by keeping us quiet. We often have too much surrounding us that frequently takes away our persistency in asking. Instead of the multitude denying the blind man, the blind man denied the multitude as he remain focused and persistent in noise making for Jesus to attend to his need. Luke 18:39, ÒThen those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, ÒSon of David, have mercy on me!Ó It is good to ask, it is another thing to ask with understanding that will deliver our healing. The blind man was making a good noise but his noise was not with specific request. It is true that his blindness was not hidden, it must have been obvious, but then it did not stop him from being specific in what he was asking for. Are you asking a miss? Jesus saw there was stone at the grave of Lazarus, but He did not excuse them from moving it before He moved for Lazarus. In his noise making Jesus had to interrupt by saying, ÒWhat do you want Me to do for you?Ó He said, ÒLord, that I may receive my sight.Ó (Luke 18:41) What exactly do you want Him to do for you? The blind man received his healing immediately once he told Jesus that he needed his sight. Luke 18:42-43, Then Jesus said to him, ÒReceive your sight; your faith has made you well.Ó 43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.Ó That is all He wants, be specific and let Him be glorified. He is a good God.