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Tuesday, March 30, 2010"When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole."-John 5:6-8, 14-15
We read here the story of a man who had evidently been seeking a healing for a long time. Without anybody to help him into the waters that the angel troubled, he sat helplessly on the sidelines, watching person after person receive their healing, wondering if the day would ever come in which he would receive his.
Then Jesus stepped in.
No, He didn't perform some advanced medical procedure. He didn't tell him to do physical therapy, or to see a doctor. He simply spoke 7 words, "Rise, take up thy bed, and walk." and he was healed on the spot. Unable to give an answer to those that asked Who had healed him, when the man found out it was Jesus, John says he "...departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole." (v. 15)
Isn't that what we're supposed to do? The Lord has healed us of an incurable disease (sin), set us up on our feet, brought us back into fellowship with Him, and saved us from eternal hell-fire. If we are truly thankful for what God has done in our lives, then we will follow the example of the man in this story and tell people that it was Jesus who has made us whole!
"Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;"-Psalm 107:2
3 comments:
That's a great encouragement to me, who needs to take a bold step out of his own comfort zone for Christ.
I think it's also really interesting how Jesus, who was at the pool with many, many sick people, chose only to heal this man. God already had a purpose for his life, and so Jesus specifically healed him. Jesus also has a purpose for our lives too, and there's a deeper reason behind his healing us than we might know now.
Camden
Romans 10:14-15
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!"
Alright, irony thrives (like a said, a good thing. =D). Right after I posted that comment with that verse (Romans 10:14-15), I wanted to see what else you had down your sidebar, so I scrolled down it and saw your verse of the week. Chance? My God doesn't believe in chance. ; )
Cam
That's awesome Camden! The Lord actually called me to preach a little less than two weeks ago, and so those verse have really been on my heart lately.
Out of the 31,240 verses in the Bible, there is no way that me picking those TWO as the verses of the week could be a coincidence! God is truly amazing!
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