I HAVE NO MAN Monday
September 28, 2015
Text: John 5:1 – 9 Memory verse: v 7
This
feast (5:1) was not specified. The pool of Bethesda (5:2) was located just north
of the temple area near the Sheep Gate (Nehemiah 3:32) and may have been used
for washing sheep before Passover sacrifices. John 5:4 clarifies why there were
so many ill people gathered around the pool and the reason behind the sick
man’s words in 5:7. The question in 5:6 was geared to encourage an expression
of the man’s desire, not his faith because Jesus wanted to provide a highly
visible sign on the Sabbath (5:9). He also wanted to provoke the dialogue with
the Jewish leaders concerning what should be allowed on the Sabbath day (5:10 –
47).
When
this sick man said “I have no man,” he was thinking of the means of healing in
that lake but Jesus knew what to do. Many a time, we preempt God’s way of
healing. Some of us by our actions and words say “We have no help.” God is our
helper. We should look up to Him for whatever we need, be it job, fruit of the
womb, a life partner, etc. A Christian saying I have no man belittles God. One
with God is said to be majority. With God you will get that desired job, car,
house, child etc, in Jesus name.
Food for Thought: God is the helper of the helpless.
Prayer: God, help me out of my needs for you are the helper I have.
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