Healing

In the end of John 4 and the beginning of John 5, we have two people that are sick -- a son of an official and a lame man. In both stories the person is healed. And, in both stories, we see the action of the person asking the request. The official goes home and the lame man walks. What we see is that Jesus' words give life. They bring healing -- physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. But, we must exercise faith in his words, his truth.

And, there is a twist on the stories. For the official's son, it was the official's faith that healed the son. He went to Jesus on behalf of his son. For the lame man, Jesus gave him the power to walk (power over the effect of sin because at the end of the day all sickness is a result of the fall) and then told him, "now you are well; so stop sinning." The obvious questions are was this sickness result of a particular sin of his, was he exhibiting jealously or envy of those that could walk? Of that I am not sure, but here is the principle, Jesus heals, gives us his power, and then asks us to live right (stop sinning).

So, for us today:

1. Is there someone that could use your prayer? your faith for a particular situation? Take time and pray for that person.

2. Do you feel lame, crippled by sin? Ask Jesus to heal you of that.