Numbers 26:52-27:23; Proverbs 23:12-35; Luke 1:57-80
[Jesus] said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” John 5:6
This seems an almost unnecessary question. After 38 years of immobility, surely anyone would not hesitate to cry out “Yes!”. But, as with all of the Lord’s words, there is more here than we might initially think. Being made well will involve leaving behind stagnant, unfruitful, and unhelpful situations that nevertheless are comfortable in their familiarity. This is often far harder than it sounds. It will involve exercising new vision for the future. It will demand exertion and carry an expectation of progress. It may bring us into conflict with those who are content for us (and themselves) to languish in the status quo. These are all life changing issues. Do I want to be made well? —S. McEachern
Have Thine own way, Lord, have Thine own way;
Thou art the Potter, I am the clay. —Adelaide A. Pollard