Everyone prays differently. Some people pray daily or almost daily. Some people are very repetitive. Some people rarely pray unless they are at the end of their rope. Some people only pray when things are going well or when things are going badly. The blind man sitting on the road prayed “all the louder.”
There’s a great need to pour it all out to God. He already knows everything on our heart, but we are to pour it all out – to give it all to Him. It’s about releasing control. It’s about trusting Him. In doing so there’s this helplessness, this shamelessness that is involved. We must humble ourselves as we lay it all out before Him, releasing our will, releasing our desire to control.
The blind man was told to “shut up” but he did not stop his pursuit. He continued to plead, to pursue, to shamelessly call upon the Lord for mercy. He did not give up. He did not stop when told by others. Today I pray that as you converse with the Lord, that you give it all to Jesus. I pray that you are able to pour yourself out with this same helplessness and shamelessness. Recognize your great need for Jesus. Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, hear our prayer.
“He came to the outskirts of Jericho. A blind man was sitting beside the road asking for handouts. When he heard the rustle of the crowd, he asked what was going on. They told him, ‘Jesus the Nazarene is going by.’ He yelled, ‘Jesus! Son of David! Mercy, have mercy on me!’ Those ahead of Jesus told the man to shut up, but he only yelled all the louder, ‘Son of David! Mercy, have mercy on me!’”
-Luke 18:35-39 [MSG]
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