Do you want to be made well?

"Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.  6When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”      John 5:6   NKJV

This man had been physically disable from birth - 38 years. This is before Jesus was even born. We're not told whether he had seen doctors for help. It is doubtful because all he was able to do was beg for a living. Each day he lay at the Pool of Bethesda which was famous for healing the first person to step in. It was said that an angel went into the pool and stirred up the water, the first to step in was healed. This man's problem was, he had to be helped down the steps into the pool. By the time he got in, it was too late.

Jesus saw him there and spoke with him: 'Do you want to made well?' To many people, this may have seemed a strange question, especially after being in this condition for 38 years. However, Jesus wanted to know where he was coming from. Therefore, He asked him this question wanting to place faith into his heart. The man straightaway answered from the negative, stating that whenever he tried, people always got into the pool before him. We must be willing to receive God's healing; if we doubt, we go without. Jesus' compassion shone through this and He told him to get up, pick up your mat and walk. And the man did. Jesus' authority over sickness overpowered it and he got up and walked. 

Unfortunately, many today become so used to being in this condition that they are willing to remain so. Sadly, there are a few people who are happy to remain in this position because they don't have to work and are eligible for benefits which in some cases are more than the average weekly wage. Other people are so used to living with sickness that they fear receiving their healing. There is a strict warning here: if someone has prayed for your healing and you believe that you have been made well, go to your GP and get this verified. Keep taking your medication until your healing is confirmed. This is not lack of faith, it is common sense. Some may argue with me on this but it makes sense. This man was healed face to face by Jesus. The man didn't know it at the time, but others would have confirmed this. But for each of us, we don't see Jesus face to face but we know when something good has happened to us but, the correct step would be to see your GP. Let us not forget, there are many false prophets about (2 Corinthians 11:13-15)

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