SATURDAY 4 MAY, 2013
HE ALREADY KNOWS
MEMORY VERSE:
Known unto God are
all his works from the beginning of the world. Acts 15:18
READ:
John 5:2-9
Joh 5:2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called
in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
Joh 5:3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt,
withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
Joh 5:4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled
the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was
made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Joh 5:5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight
years.
Joh 5:6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in
that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
Joh 5:7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is
troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down
before me.
Joh 5:8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
Joh 5:9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and
walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
MESSAGE
In today's
reading, we are told of how a particular man by a pool at Jerusalem was healed.
He had been there for 38 years expecting that one day it would be his turn to
enter into the pool after an angel visits the pool. But on this fateful day,
instead of the angel he was expecting, the Creator of the angel visited him.
This season, you will receive a personal visitation from the Most High God.
From this story,
we can learn a few lessons. The first thing to note here is that Jesus saw him
and knew that he had been there for 38 years. God has the ability to see into
the past, present and future. Hence, Revelation 1:8 says, He is both Alpha and
Omega. Also, when Jesus arrived at that pool, He saw a crowd of sick people – all waiting like this man to take
advantage of each other to first enter into the pool. But the Lord walked
straight to him and asked if he wanted to be healed. From this, we clearly see
that the Lord had determined to heal him ever before He left home that day.
This clearly shows he already knew the man's situation of helplessness. Acts
15:18 says,
“Known unto God are all his works from the beginning
of the world.”
God knows you and
He is fully acquainted with what you are going through. Are you passing through
a situation that people are aware of but they don't care about? Are you going
through something so disgusting that you find it difficult to share it with
others, including those who are close to you? God cares. He knows everything
about that situation and He loves you. In fact, He knows more than you think
you know about the situation – the
cause, present and future effects, as well as the cure, and much more. More
importantly, He wants to do something about it if only you will let Him. Like
He asked the man at the pool, so He is asking you today: Do you want to be made
whole? In other words, do you want your situation to change? If you do, then
let Him into your heart, trust in Him and open up completely to Him. He will
surely hear you. God is making a way for you to come out of your unpleasant
situation this season.
PRAYER POINT
From the pit where
I am and from the miry clay where I have been, Father, lift me up now
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Judges 9 – 12
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