Rise Up

Jesus wants to heal blind, maimed, lame and impotent people so he visits the pool of Bethesda, the house of kindness. Jesus asked the man who had been there 38 years, “Do you want to be made whole?”. The man said he never had the friends or strength to get to the miracle moment. Although he had excuses, the man wanted to be whole, so Jesus said, “Rise, take up your bed and walk”, and he was immediately healed.

Have we settled down among the blind, lame and powerless? Sometimes we are waiting for the special meeting and moving of the water and miss the moving of the Saviour. Even if we are too sick to help ourselves with our fears, insecurity, unforgiveness or life-sapping challenges, the Kindness of God, comes for those who aren't strong.  Hopeless waiting is to become heaven filled walking as He baptizes us in the “pool” of His love and power. He only asks if we want to be made whole: to be fed up with being bored, offended, cynical, powerless and spiritually lame.  Jesus is moving and stirring the Spirit within our hearts for more. He calls us to rise up and walk in His stature. Wholeness is fullness, the fullness of His love and power.

Friend, we want to be whole. Sometimes we can stop wanting more when we have been a certain way for a long time. Hear Him speak and rise up in His power. Take up your bed - you won’t be back. Walk boldly with vision that sees a needy world, because the multitude of lame, blind and hopeless people is not where you belong.