A Big Ask
Matt 20:21 “What is it
you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may
sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”
JESUS asked Salome, the mother of James and John, “What is it you want?” because she had
asked him for a favor (Matt 20:20). Salome then responded to Jesus’ question with
a big “ask”. She petitioned the Lord that her sons would have the highest rank
in the Messiah’s kingdom, to have a ruling authority in what she and her sons
anticipated would be Jesus’ rule on earth!
Yes, Salome asked.
She was willing to lay out her desire for her sons with the full faith of one
who anticipated great things to come. She believed Jesus could fulfill her big desires
for her sons. When Jesus inquired of her desires, she didn’t hold back and say,
“Oh, nothing.” Nor did she ask with doubt: “If it’s possible, Jesus could you remember
my boys in your new kingdom?” In full faith and seemingly in full humility,
Salome went on her knees to her Lord to see what he would do.
How many times in
the Gospels do we see people coming to Jesus to see what he would do? Some came
to trap him in their restrictive religious structures. Some came for healing. Some
came with eternal questions. Some came to celebrate the possible Messiah. Some
cried, “Heal me!” Others begged, “Remove the demons.” Salome said, “Grant this
favor to my sons.”
Many asked for big
things, and many were rewarded. Not all requests, including Salome’s, fit into
God’s will, but we see God’s remarkable grace pour onto His people who asked
for big things.
LIFE Link: Ask your desires and hear God’s response.
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