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Date: Thursday, October 07, 2010
Today: When Jesus walks in
Passage: John 5:6 NIV
6When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
This man by the pool was doing the same thing everyday, for 38 years!
He had the same routine; he was waiting for something
For many of us, waiting period is just idle period; for God, it is not so
Those that wait upon the Lord renew their strength (Isaiah 40: 30, 31)
If we are waiting for something, what are we waiting for?
Some of you may be waiting for a job; some for marriage; some for a raise of salary or a promotion; some, for a new car or house; the list goes on….
Most of us are waiting for the second coming of Jesus Christ
But God does not expect His children to simply sit and do nothing while they wait
There is so much to do, while we are waiting
These days, people have got i-phones and smart phones and stuff like that
Whenever someone is waiting for something, they will be doing something
That is a good thing, not to waste time; lot of good things can be accomplished by using our time right
We can have a book or something with us, to read in times of waiting
But in the case of this man by the pool, Jesus accomplished for him what he has been waiting for, for 38 long years – accomplished in a moment!
Is there something we have been thinking of doing, for the past several years, but never got it done?
Every day, we are thinking, “I will do it today”; but “today” never came!
There is a solution; tell it to Jesus. He will help you
There is always our part that we have to do; but God will help us. He will do His
What was hindered for years, can happen in a moment
When Israelites left Egypt after 400+ years, God told them something
He let them borrow Gold and stuff like that from the Egyptians
They received all that was due to them; all the wages and bonuses and arrears…
When God releases something, he never forgets what we deserved
May be our blessings are blocked today; it may be a person or a situation doing it
But if you will wait upon the Lord, and as He does it, He gives with all the arrears and bonuses
Invite Jesus into your situation; He is willing to come. Don’t try to handle it alone, thinking, “I can do it all myself”
Paul said, ”I can do ALL things through Christ Jesus…….”(Phil 4: 13)
Paul was a very capable, educated man, full of anointing of the Spirit of God
Yet, he is trusting in God
In the US, we see “In God we trust” on the dollar bill
Thank God, it is still there even though every attempt is underway, to remove it!
There is not much trust in God we see; but it reminds people of trusting in God
It would be truer, if it was, “In Gold we trust”
When we loose our trust in God, we are trusting in the world systems or in our own ability. We need to have confidence in ourselves, but not without God
It is because of Him that we live and work and move
He is our provider; He gives us strength to work; He protects us
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. [a]
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. (Pro 3:5-7, NIV)
Invite Jesus into your situation; He can feed the five thousand, with the five
He will give you the grace to live by; He will tell you what to do
Once He heals you from your situation, don’t lie by the pool any more!
You need to get out and witness to many, what He has done for you
God bless you
BG
Prayer: Lord Jesus, I thank you for all that you have done in me and for me. Now it’s time you to work through me. I submit my heart, my hands, my feet- myself to you. Use me, Oh Lord. Amen