A Jesus Pool Party!

Aug 7, 2009 Blog
Posted by Shane Hatton

It took everything inside me this morning to get out of bed to read and spend time in the word. I am not a morning person, but i am challenged and committed that the first portion of my day belongs to God. Im weird! As i was lying in bed, my brain was arguing with my heart- my spirit was at war with my flesh- and my eyes were fighting to stay open- nonetheless, i made it to my feet, made myself a cup of English Breakfast and dived in head first- Man am i glad i did!

This morning i was reading through John 5:1-9 (NIV) and God brought the passage alive! Here are some of the key thoughts:

1. Wounded people attract wounded people-  1Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. 2Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda, and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed

2.  Time is no limit for Jesus- 5One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

3. The people we spend time with set the atmosphere for our life- 6When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time 

4. Do you want to get well? ‘Well’ means a dramatic transformation in your life- he asked him, “Do you want to get well?

5. No more excuses- 7″Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred

6. Who will help you into the pool? Who is with you?- 7While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

7. Jesus needs only to speak- 8Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” 9At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.