Jesus asked a man in John 5:6 a question that seems to have an obvious answer. I am talking about Bartimaeus, the blind man who had been lame for thirty-eight years and who was sitting beside a pool of healing. Jesus asked him if he wanted to be healed. Why would Jesus ask such an obvious question? Maybe the answer was not so clear. Bartimaeus was blind and when he cried out for Jesus to have mercy on him, Jesus asked what he wanted Him to do. To us it was obvious that the big concern of a blind person would be to see. There were times in the Bible when Jesus considered it important for people to say their need and specifically ask Him to heal them. Just because we are spiritually sick, or just because we are near a place of healing, does not necessarily mean we want to be made well. We may attend church regularly, but choose to remain sinful. This time in history has taken many of the activities that the Bible identifies as sin and has labeled them as addictions or character flaws or the result of an abuse. We act as if having an addiction is an excuse for disobeying Gods commands. As Christians, we are not helpless victims of our sin. There is no sinful habit or past hurt that is beyond the healing touch of our Lord. My question is to all of us is have we gone year after year without receiving spiritual healing? God is capable of freeing us, but many have become comfortable in their sin. Some may not want to be healed. If we really want to receive spiritual health God can give it today. He wants us to ask Him. When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?” (John 5:6)
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:29:21 +0000