Finding Healing in Jesus
Among a crowd of helpless people laying by a pool in Jerusalem, Jesus sees a man. He has been paralysed for 38 years. Most walk by him. Jesus sees him and cares. ‘Do you want to get well?’ Jesus offers healing to this helpless man, who sees no way out of his situation. At Jesus’ word, the man is healed - rising and walking at once. But the story ends with a warning: ‘stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.’ What could be worse than lifelong paralysis?! One thing above all else: a life bound in slavery to sin, headed to judgement. This sign in John’s gospel points to a bigger reality: Jesus offers healing of the heart, forgiveness of sins and eternal life in his name. Something worse than paralysis faces every human, healthy or not. This sign is recorded in John’s Gospel so we can know the life found in Jesus’ name.
