Miracle Number Five: Jesus Heals the Paralyzed Man
A quick review in John 5:1-17 finds Jesus in Jerusalem for a Jewish festival. And while there he encounters a man at a pool where many disabled people go to. This man had been paralyzed for 38 years. Jesus asked him if he wanted to be healed and the man said he had no one to help him into the pool. Jesus simply told him to get up, take his mat with him and walk. And the man did just that.
It did not take a lot of faith to do so. No prayers, no fasting, no anything. His healing was swift and complete by a God who loved him.
In our sin we too are paralyzed and in need of healing. There was a time in my life when I couldn't get up and walk either. Not physically but spiritually. When I finally got a hold of God's word, and he began a work in my life, I started out just crawling like a baby in Christ. It was all I could do at the time. As I grew in God's grace, I finally could get up and walk. Sometimes that is just the way it is with some people. Others get ahold of the gospel and can take off running with it.
God works with us as individuals. Each of us has different needs. Sure he can heal us as soon as we ask. But that is not always the way he works. There are things we sometimes need to learn that he wants to teach us.
Wherever you are in your faith, don't get discouraged if he doesn't answer your prayer right away. Who knows, the lame man may have been praying for all those years for his healing. It was only when the time came that he met Jesus and got his healing. Just know that if you have sincerely prayed believing that God is going to do what you ask him, he has begun to work it out in your life because just as he healed the lame man that day, he is going to do the same for you in your life. All it takes is just that little bit of mustard seed, to get your mountain removal started. "Arise. Take up your mat and walk." Jesus said. That statement was made to the man over 2000 years ago, but it is still true for us today.
February 14, 2019 Promise: God demonstrates his own love for us that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
Hi friends. Wow, what a wonderful promise for Valentines Day! Where would we be without his love for us? I hope you have a wonderful day today and get to share your love with you Valentine(s). Come back tomorrow for the next miracle: Jesus and the fishes and loaves. Happy Valentines and God bless.
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