Do You Want To Be Made Well?
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By Bobby Sebastian in Bible Study
Published: Wednesday, 30 September 09 - 09:48 AM (GMT -06:00)
Last Updated: Wednesday, 30 September 09 - 10:12 AM (GMT -06:00)
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The gospel of John chapter 5 opens with the account of Jesus at the pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem. There he finds an invalid man of thirty-eight years. For years he had never been able to get in the waters for healing when an angel moved the waters. Jesus, knowing his plight, asked him what seems to be a ridiculous question; “Do you want to be made well?” In reality, it is a very logical question, and a question we should all ask ourselves. The man answered Jesus with a list of things he had done which were not working. Then Jesus offered the man what he really needed and only He could accomplish, complete and immediate healing. The man accepted and his life changed forever. Of course, the man could have chosen to keep trying his way. He could have stayed with what he had grown familiar. I’m sure he had friends there at the pool. I sure he had learned to get by with donations from others. To accept healing meant his entire life would be different. He would have to accept new challenges and responsibilities. He would have to go to work. He would become a care-giver instead of a care-receiver. There are a lot of us who talk about the things in our life which need to be better, stronger, growing, or even healed. But, when it comes right down to it, we chose what’s familiar and stay with the things that keep us sick, spiritually and physically. I think Jesus’ question is a good one; “Do you want to be made well?”
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