Do You Want to be Made Well?

Do You Want to be Made Well?

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?”

John 5:6

After the Lord gave me this scripture and as I went to find my corresponding picture to prepare to write this post, I heard Holy Spirit say within me, 'Sadly that's the question I have for many of My children.'

When He said that, I saw that passage of scripture that I have read so many times before in a totally different way. What was revealed to me is that Jesus was actually saying to the man, look you've been laying here for 38 years waiting for somebody to help you do what you could have already done for yourself. Yes, I know you're an invalid but in 38 years of time you could have at least scooted yourself to the edge of the pool and the next time the water stirred just rolled yourself into the water. Because you have not at least made that much effort in 38 years I have to wonder do you want to be made well?

Sadly, that is the attitude of many. Well, if somebody won't come along and do it for me then I guess I'll just wait right here until somebody feels sorry for me and helps me. Many have been living their lives with a victim mentality rather than as a victor which is what they really are because God said so. This man at the pool of Bethesda was not born again. He didn't have the Spirit of God living in him because Jesus had not yet died and been resurrected, so he had no other choice but to wait once a year for the angel to stir the water. But after someone beat him to the pool that first year, he should have had an action plan and been ready that second year.

The saints of God of this day, however, have no excuse. Jesus has long been resurrected and seated at the right hand of the Father. When He took His seat, He gave us the keys of the kingdom to eternal life, healing, prosperity, deliverance - everything that falls under the curse of the law. His death, burial, resurrection, and ascension bought us a full "redemption package"! Glory Hallelujah! The same way He told us in the Word how to receive salvation, He told us in the Word how to receive everything else that goes with it!

Don't be like the man at the pool. Just like Jesus didn't do the work for him, He's not going to do the work for you. Jesus didn't listen to the man's excuses, He just said, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk!" Jesus didn't offer Him a hand to get up; He said you do it! In the same way, He's saying to us, "You do it"! I've already won the victory for you, now all you have to do is act on it!

So again, the question is: Do you want to be made well?

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