What would you do if Jesus looked at you and asked, “What do you want me to do for you?” This weekend Pastor Joaquin continued our WAITING ON A MIRACLE series with a message about Faith.
Mark 10:51-52
And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
Jesus asked a simple question, but it holds incredible tension. In Mark 10, we meet a blind beggar named Bartimaeus whose faith caught Jesus’ attention.
1) Faith has a voice.
Bartimaeus had never seen Jesus with his eyes, but he had heard the stories. What he heard built faith in his heart, and that faith found its way to his mouth. When faith fills your heart, it refuses to stay silent. Faith prays, asks, and calls on the name of Jesus.
2) Faith silences the crowd.
When Bartimaeus cried out, the crowd tried to shut him down. But desperation drove him to cry out all the more. Often the “crowd” in our lives isn’t just people—it’s fear, shame, doubt, or disappointment. When we truly know who Jesus is, we stop worrying about being an inconvenience and cry out for mercy.
3) Faith gets a response.
Mark 10:49
And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.”
The Bible says that when Bartimaeus cried out, Jesus stopped. On His way to Jerusalem, surrounded by crowds, the cry of one desperate man was enough to make Jesus stop. Jesus then used the same crowd that tried to silence Bartimaeus to call him forward.
4) Faith knows how to answer.
Mark 10:36
“What do you want me to do for you?” (To the disciples)
Mark:10:51
“What do you want me to do for you?” (To the blind beggar)
Earlier in the chapter, Jesus asked His disciples the same question: “What do you want me to do for you?” They asked for glory and status. Bartimaeus asked for mercy and healing. Faith understands its condition and knows its greatest need.
At the end of the story, Bartimaeus didn’t just receive his sight; the Bible says he followed Jesus on the way. When Jesus changes us, He doesn’t just give us new vision but He gives us a new direction.
