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02 November 2024

Jesus Heals an Invalid at Bethesda - E18

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Jesus Heals an Invalid at Bethesda

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John 5:1-15 (NASB)
After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now in Jerusalem, by the Sheep Gate, there is a pool which in Hebrew is called Bethesda, having five porticoes. In these porticoes lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, limping, or paralyzed. Now a man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. Jesus, upon seeing this man lying there, and knowing that he had already been in that condition for a long time, said to him, "Do you want to get well?" The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me." Jesus said to him, "Get up, pick up your pallet and walk." Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk. Now it was a Sabbath on that day. So the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, "It is a Sabbath, and it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet." But he answered them, "The man who made me well was the one who said to me, 'Pick up your pallet and walk.'" They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Pick it up and walk'?" But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while there was a crowd in that place. Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, "Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you." The man went away, and informed the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Key Takeaways 

  • God's grace is not limited by time or circumstances—He meets us in our brokenness.
  • Healing often requires a response—Jesus invites us to embrace the changes He brings.
  • Legalism can blind us to God’s work—we must focus on His mercy and grace over rigid rules.
  • True healing includes spiritual renewal—Jesus calls us to live differently after receiving His touch.
  • Jesus takes the initiative in our lives—He seeks us out even when we do not seek Him.

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