Read John 5:1-8
It is ironic that Jesus would ask the paralytic if he would want to be healed. It is heart breaking to think that someone might not want to be healed; but this is the case at some level with all of us. Some find it so difficult to imagine life without an addiction, and they would rather live with what they know than face the unknown. Others of us have a sin in our life we don’t want to give up because it provides some perceived happiness, and we are afraid to live without it. Either way, it begs Jesus to ask the question; “Do you want to be healed?” It begs us to ask the question; “Are we ready to allow Jesus to heal us?”
Let us cry out to God in prayer, yes, I want to be healed and pray for those we know who at this point have resisted healing in Jesus Christ. Pray for the Holy Spirit to open hearts and minds and allow Jesus in.
Brett Spalding, Pastor