Jesus wants to heal you, say ''Yes'''!

 

"Do you want to be made well?" (John 5:6)

Jesus did not ask the man, who had been infirm for thirty-eight years, "How many years have you been sick? Have you tried to be healed? Have you seen a doctor? Do you have a helper who can put you in the pool?" Instead, He only asked about his willingness to be healed, waiting for a positive answer before  healing.. However, instead of answering "Yes," the paralyzed man began to explain why he had not been healed, mentioning that he had no helper to put him into the pool when the water was stirred up.

But Jesus knew that he wanted to be healed, and He healed him with His word. He instructed him to do something that a healthy person could do: "Rise, take up your bed and walk." The man was immediately healed, regardless of the fact that he was not healed in the way he expected. He was healed in a faster and easier manner.

Jesus delivers us from the disease of sin in the same way! It does not matter how many years we have suffered from the disease of sin; He asks if we want to be healthy, and He heals immediately.

From my diary,

March 3,   2024