Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 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. John.5:2-4
In reading this passage, I began to get a visual. I saw lots of people from all walks of life lying around seemingly waiting with no expectation. There was no physical movement to speak of and they all had a look of despair. They were lethargic, weary and hopeless; hurting, broken, and emotionless. Some lying and waiting for a hand or just some help. None of which seem to have the energy mentally to improve their situation. They were just lying listless, detached, and waiting...just waiting.
What a state to be in even as the scripture suggests that there was a great multitude who were impotent, meaning crippled, powerless, weak, helpless, and incapable men and women lying around lacking the ability, character, or strength required to do anything about their circumstance or situation as they waited for the moving of the waters in the pool of Bethesda; waiting for the season when the angel of the Lord would come and stir up the water and they could step in and be made whole. However, even in that, there has to be some movement on their part. In order to get a healing, they had to get up from where they were and get to the pool. Further in the scripture, John tells us that Jesus asked a man who had been lying around the pool for thirty eight years waiting for someone to help him into the pool, “do you want to be made whole?” I hear Jesus asking us the same question, as well as “do you like being in your present condition”, “how long has it been", "do you want change" and how long will you lie around waiting before you decide to step into the water while it’s moving?”
The sheer excitement of reading this passage was not about the angel coming down to the pool and troubling the water or that whoever stepped in first would be made whole, but it was when I received the revelation regarding the moving of the water. We are in a season of movement; the water is stirring and it contains everything we need. All we need to do is step in. It’s time for us to move out of our comfort zone, move out of our complacency; and move out of our fear, moving out from complaining, grumbling, and murmuring from our present state because there is deliverance in the water. It’s time to move out of our “business as usual” methodologies, and move into the place where God needs us to operate according to His biblical principles. It is time to set aside our own agendas and seek Him for direction and clarity for this season. Move into becoming alive and willing to do whatever it takes to advance the kingdom. We cannot do this if we are lying lifeless, and unresponsive.
We cannot be as those mentioned above, where we are lying around waiting without expectation; nor can we lie around lethargic and sluggish. We can’t lie around hopeless or in our brokenness, or waddling in our hurt, looking sad, weary, and broken and expect to be effective. Can you imagine being that close to a pool of miraculous healings, lying under covered porches being shaded from the heat, and just waiting around hoping for someone to come along and help you get to the pool? Can you imagine being that close to where you know there is deliverance and you never really try to help yourself? We don’t have to wait for a certain season, where the angel of the Lord has to come down and stir up the waters for our healing, or our deliverance, or for our miracle before we decide that now might be a good time to get up and do something. We have the power of the living water and it's moving everyday, all day. Whatever the problem is, however long the problem has been a problem, whatever the situation of life, the water is moving and we need to get up from where we are and get to it. Let’s not lie around while the cares of this life keeps us waiting for someone to come by and help us up, allowing precious time go by because that help may never come in time. Ask the man who had been waiting 38 years for anybody that would help and nobody did until Jesus showed up! We can rest assure that God is a very present help in times of trouble and when we are in need (Psalm 46). It's time to rise up from where you are and step into whatever you need. Step into your healing, step into your miracle, step into your deliverance, and step into life more abundantly, because the water is moving!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
In reading this passage, I began to get a visual. I saw lots of people from all walks of life lying around seemingly waiting with no expectation. There was no physical movement to speak of and they all had a look of despair. They were lethargic, weary and hopeless; hurting, broken, and emotionless. Some lying and waiting for a hand or just some help. None of which seem to have the energy mentally to improve their situation. They were just lying listless, detached, and waiting...just waiting.
What a state to be in even as the scripture suggests that there was a great multitude who were impotent, meaning crippled, powerless, weak, helpless, and incapable men and women lying around lacking the ability, character, or strength required to do anything about their circumstance or situation as they waited for the moving of the waters in the pool of Bethesda; waiting for the season when the angel of the Lord would come and stir up the water and they could step in and be made whole. However, even in that, there has to be some movement on their part. In order to get a healing, they had to get up from where they were and get to the pool. Further in the scripture, John tells us that Jesus asked a man who had been lying around the pool for thirty eight years waiting for someone to help him into the pool, “do you want to be made whole?” I hear Jesus asking us the same question, as well as “do you like being in your present condition”, “how long has it been", "do you want change" and how long will you lie around waiting before you decide to step into the water while it’s moving?”
The sheer excitement of reading this passage was not about the angel coming down to the pool and troubling the water or that whoever stepped in first would be made whole, but it was when I received the revelation regarding the moving of the water. We are in a season of movement; the water is stirring and it contains everything we need. All we need to do is step in. It’s time for us to move out of our comfort zone, move out of our complacency; and move out of our fear, moving out from complaining, grumbling, and murmuring from our present state because there is deliverance in the water. It’s time to move out of our “business as usual” methodologies, and move into the place where God needs us to operate according to His biblical principles. It is time to set aside our own agendas and seek Him for direction and clarity for this season. Move into becoming alive and willing to do whatever it takes to advance the kingdom. We cannot do this if we are lying lifeless, and unresponsive.
We cannot be as those mentioned above, where we are lying around waiting without expectation; nor can we lie around lethargic and sluggish. We can’t lie around hopeless or in our brokenness, or waddling in our hurt, looking sad, weary, and broken and expect to be effective. Can you imagine being that close to a pool of miraculous healings, lying under covered porches being shaded from the heat, and just waiting around hoping for someone to come along and help you get to the pool? Can you imagine being that close to where you know there is deliverance and you never really try to help yourself? We don’t have to wait for a certain season, where the angel of the Lord has to come down and stir up the waters for our healing, or our deliverance, or for our miracle before we decide that now might be a good time to get up and do something. We have the power of the living water and it's moving everyday, all day. Whatever the problem is, however long the problem has been a problem, whatever the situation of life, the water is moving and we need to get up from where we are and get to it. Let’s not lie around while the cares of this life keeps us waiting for someone to come by and help us up, allowing precious time go by because that help may never come in time. Ask the man who had been waiting 38 years for anybody that would help and nobody did until Jesus showed up! We can rest assure that God is a very present help in times of trouble and when we are in need (Psalm 46). It's time to rise up from where you are and step into whatever you need. Step into your healing, step into your miracle, step into your deliverance, and step into life more abundantly, because the water is moving!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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