John 5 - 3.12.26
SCRIPTURE: John 5:8-9 - The man replies and Jesus heals him.
“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, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.”
OBSERVATION
Here’s a summary of John 5 from this link: https://christianityiq.com/john-5-summary/
“John 5, the narrative unfolds around a miraculous healing at the Pool of Bethesda, where Jesus encounters a man who has been invalid for 38 years. This interaction not only highlights Jesus’ compassion but also raises profound questions about belief and healing. The man’s hesitancy to seek help from Jesus underscores a broader human struggle with faith and despair. The very act of Jesus asking, “Do you want to be made well?” invites readers to reflect on their own desires for change — are we truly ready to embrace the transformation that comes with divine intervention?”
The following shows us how the New Testament describes many different ways people may be healed
· The elders of the church may anoint someone with oil and pray for them, and they may be healed (James 5:14-16).
· God’s people can lay hands on each other in prayer, ask God for healing, and people may be healed (Mark 16:17-18).
· God may grant someone a gift of healing – either that they are directly healed, or have the power to bring healing to another (1 Corinthians 12:9).
· God may grant healing in response to the faith of the person who desires to be healed (Matthew 9:22).
· God may grant healing in response to the faith of another on behalf of the person who is healed (Mark 2:4-5, Matthew 8:13).
· God may heal through medical treatment (1 Timothy 5:23, James 5:14 with Luke 10:34).
APPLICATION
When I read John 5: 1-9 above, I was reminded of when we began the, Be Refreshed Sermon Series, and Pastor Levi referred to John 7:37-39
“Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive.”
And the pool of Bethesda is an example of water flowing into a pool and likened to the holy spirit flowing in us when we repent and we are refreshed in HIM and IN HIS WORD through FAITH. AND each of us have faith when we pray and ask HIM to heal us or our family, our friends. AND when we ask others to pray for our needs.
There are two parts to these scriptures in John 5: 1-9.
1. BE refreshed in HIM when we believe in him and RECEIVE the Holy Spirit.
2. PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER with FAITH in the HOLY SPIRIT that HE WILL bring healing and He WILL answer our prayers.
But how do you get the gift of healing?
The Bible commissions all believers to be involved in the healing and deliverance ministry, but there are special gifts of healing given to some believers by the Holy Spirit. To receive the gifts of healings, one must receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit, grow in their knowledge of God, and step out in faith believing that when they pray for the sick, they will be healed.
PRAYER
LORD GOD, I humbly come to you in FAITH that each day I AM refreshed in the newness of your word and that you WILL HEAL those I pray for. AND for those my family prays for and my church family prays for.
Mark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
Thank YOU for this blessed assurance. ALWAYS IN YOUR NAME WITH FAITH! Amen.
- Charleen Zakarian
