He had something useful to say.
“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole.”
– Job 5:17-18
Don’t make excuses! “Who has made man’s mouth? … I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.” – Exodus 4:11-12 (NKJV)
[John 11:43,44] “Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come forth!’ And he…”
The man was desperate. “But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” – Mark 9:22 NKJV
[Deuteronomy 15:7,8] If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, … thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need.
[Jonah 1:2] Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
Stultifying formalism… “I will … remove your lampstand from its place.” – Revelation 2:5 (NKJV)