Do you want to get well?
When reading the scriptures there is often a deeper meaning than what we initially read. One of those places is in John 5 when Jesus encounters the invalid man who has been an invalid for 38 years. Jesus' question for the man appears to be a simple question, "Do you want to get well?" We would expect hs answer to be a quick "You bet I do". Hs response might be surprising, the man points to others, Blame. HE blames others. No one is able to help him into the pool when the opportunity for healing comes. We all respond too often with blame. We blame our family, our friends, our income, our circumstances, and hundreds of other realities. It is one of the oldest way of dealing with trouble. When God asked Adam why he ate the forbidden fruit, he blamed Eve. I don't think Jesus was asking if he wanted to be healed, his question was if he wanted to change. To be healed meant a change in his life. Being healed would me...