Topic: MOVE THE WATER
Text:John 5:2-14
5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, [a]Bethesda, having five porches.
5:3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, [b]paralyzed, [c]waiting for the moving of the water.
5:4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had.
5:5Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.
5:6 Now the Lord had said to Ahijah, “Here is the wife of Jeroboam, coming to ask you something about her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus you shall say to her; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman.”
5:7 When 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?”
5:8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.”
5:9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.
5:10 The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”
5:11 He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”
5:12 Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?”
5:13 But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place.
5:14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”
STUDY:
The compassion of Jesus for those who suffer is clearly seen in today’s passage. I wonder what else could have made Him to visit a place in Jerusalem where “lay a multitude of invalids – blind, lame, and paralysed” (v. 3). There is no record of Him being compelled to visit the place; there is no record of someone even pleading with Him to visit. He went there of His own accord, motivated by His heart of compassion, knowing that some of the persons there had been there for long (e. g., the man he eventually healed).
All the sick persons there had one purpose for being there: They were waiting for the moving of the water. Look around you: Are there no people with one need or another around you? Some need physical healing from ailments; for others, it may be financial, psychological or emotional healing. Whichever one is the case, they need the ‘moving of the water.’ Could God be calling you to ‘move the water’ on their behalf so they can get healed? You can ‘move’ the water for them by visiting to identify, comfort or encourage them; you can move the water by giving financial assistance. You can also move the water by praying earnestly for them.
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