A Day of New Beginnings. Part [2] 01/05/2024 (Evening thought)

John 5:7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another person steps down before me.

Because of the sheer number of folks who were waiting for the opportune moment to get the first shot at the water when it moved it meant that there would be a rush, and trampling of sorts, such as the stampede we often see at Walmart and Brands mart on Black Friday. His plight was therefore expressed in his mournful words of effort and defeat, effort and defeat, until in utter discouragement he had virtually given up on trying, as some persons in our day have.

Thus, the man saw opportunity within reach, but he just couldn’t access it on account of his infirmity so, what Jesus offered him was a bridge over troubled waters, so that he could avoid the confusion at the front of the line and be healed.

There are many folks in our day who are struggling with some persistent physical issue, that just won’t go away, and like the man in the narrative, some of us could use a fresh start in life. We are reminded in the passages, that it is because of God’s goodness why such opportunities are granted.

Lamentations 3:21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

A Day of New Beginnings. Part [1] 01/04/2024 (Morning thought)

John 5: 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

In the above passages we discover a man who was granted a day of new beginnings in life, by Jesus. As Jesus was passing by, he observed the man’s plight, and in His characteristic nature of love, offered the man, what he ardently desired in his innermost soul which was a fresh start in life, by being healed.

Even though it is true that persons can serve God in almost any physical condition, the fact is that when folks are not doing too well physically, it puts a sort of damper on one’s overall outlook, because being incapacitated as this man was, meant that certain unavoidable restrictions were placed upon him as a result.

One of the consequent byproducts of being in the condition of paralysis as he was, is that other folks could get to the front of the line before him, simply because they are physically able to. In our day there are many facilities available for physically disabled persons, so that such situations can be mitigated.

John 5:5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, will you be made whole?

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!