Come to the one who can HEAL

Here we see how Jesus healed a man, watch the video clip from the series called The Chosen.

That so many people were at the pool waiting for the stirring of the waters suggests there were occasions when people had been healed at Bethesda. There were other healing shrines in the ancient world (e.g. the shrine of Asclepios in Corinth) and evidence exists that people did sometimes receive healing at these sites. From a Christian perspective, such healings would be explained in terms of the ‘lying wonders’ of Satan (2 Thess. 2:9(KJV)). In Matthew 24:24(KJV) / Mark 13:22(KJV), Jesus speaks of false Christs and false prophets who will perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if it were possible, even the elect.

The invalid addressed Jesus as ‘Sir’ (kyrie; lit. ‘lord’, but here used simply as respectful address) and explained his dilemma: he could never manage to be the first to get into the water after it was stirred. Perhaps he hoped Jesus would help him into the water. In any case, the man appears to be ignorant of the miracles Jesus had performed in Jerusalem (John 2:23(KJV); John 3:1–2(KJV)) and showed no sign of faith that Jesus could heal him.

John 5:8–9a(KJV) Ignoring the man’s lack of faith, Jesus said to him, ‘Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.’ The very thing the man was unable to do, Jesus commanded him to do. With the command went forth the healing power: At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. Jesus’ word of command to the invalid was like the creative word of God; the word was uttered and the deed was done. The man must have felt changes taking place in his body, and, feeling whole again, ‘he picked up his mat and walked’—evidence of complete healing. This is one of those healing miracles that Jesus performed without any sign of faith on the part of the beneficiary (cf. Mark 2:1–5(KJV); Luke 22:49–51(KJV)), a reminder to modern readers that healing does not always require faith on the part of the recipient.

Colin G. Kruse, John: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 4, Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003), 148–149.

Final Thought

We sometimes wonder why, when we cry out for help, it seems that He is not listening, (James 5:16(KJV)). The problem is, Jesus may be asking us if we want to be healed. Just as Jesus did for this man He is waiting for our answer, what is that answer he is waiting to hear?”YES“

Listen for Him………

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