WHEN JESUS STEPS IN

 

John 5:1-9 New International Version (NIV)

Sometime later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda[a] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3 Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [4] [b] 5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

7 “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

8 Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” 9 At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.

The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,

 

When Jesus Steps in frustration stops, sickness flee, toiling stops. It doesn’t matter the number of years our situation has been. The presence of Jesus will always make the difference.

In the text above, there was a feast of the Jews in Jerusalem and Jesus went there. In Jerusalem is a Pool at the sheep gate (Bethesda) which means “House of Mercy”, were a lot of people the Bible describes as ‘‘invalids’’ (Blind, Lame and Paralyzed)

Their mission was just one, for the Angel assign to be stirring the pool to do so for their deliverance. These people were just helpless impotent to save themselves.

But the Angel of the Lord only perform that duty just in some seasons, and not all the time. So until he comes they will still remain in their situation. In life we sometimes depend on the schedule of some people for our restoration and success. Just because we have seen them do for others, they will do for us too. The fact is they probably might be working with their time and seasons and not ours.

These invalids had their healing depending on the strongest among them. It wasn’t the number of years any of them have stayed around the pool. So the one who moves into the stirred water first was healed of any sickness.

There was one man who was also behind the pool and has been there for 38 bad years. This man probably could be the one who has been there for a longer time. And he could probably see the Angel of the Lord stir the water but couldn’t get into the pool first. For the 38years, he was there witnessing people’s deliverance and healing from the sickness.

Beloved why would that happen to this man? Probably his situation needed some sort of strength and he lacked that which resulted him staying there for 38 years.

When Jesus stepped there this invalid man was lucky the love and favor of the Lord fell on him.  When Jesus saw him He knew that man has been there for long and needed his healing. Jesus asked one question, “Do you want to be healed”? You may ask why Jesus knew this man has been there for long and needed help but was asking him if he needed healing. And emphatically yes, he needed it.

But all he thought could happen was someone to take him into the pool immediately the Angel of God stirs it. And he was right, probably he has seen people helping some of the invalids into the pool and he didn’t have anybody to help him. His dependence on a man brought nothing but disappointment. Beloved if we depend on man we will always be disappointed.

But when Jesus got there, Love selected this man as being the most miserable, needy and helpless in all that sad company, and wisdom chose him as a vessel of instruction to the nations. Jesus spoke just a word “Rise, take up your bed and walk” this single message from Jesus was sufficed. The healing of this man contrast the quickening power of Christ with the powerlessness of the law; it demanded strength from them in order to obtain the life it promised, but this man was without strength.

Beloved it doesn’t matter the number of years, months, days and weeks you have been in your situation, when Jesus steps in that situation, you will be made whole. Forget about the normal trend you witnessed the deliverance of others, when Jesus steps in your trend will be different but you will be restored.

When Jesus steps in all protocols are broken, let’s not lose hope as Jesus passes by we will receive just a word and that will be enough for our Restoration. God Bless You.

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