Do You Want to be Made Well?

Reflection 12 from Matters of the Heart

‘When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”’
John 5:6

Also read:
John 5:1-17

The question Christ put to the man at the pool of Bethesda is addressed to each one of us. “Do you want to be made well?” Are you unable to move? Are you in need of healing? Is your sin keeping you from walking with God? If so then turn to the Lord who stands by your side and ask him to heal you of your infirmity. Place your faith in the only One able to rid you of your ailment, and trust in His timing patiently and with hope. For God is not merely willing and able, but is more so eager to heal you. The Lord is the ultimate Physician, seeking out those in need of healing, and granting salvation to all who turn to Him. He is the source of eternal life, the spring of wellbeing and the nourishment for our souls.