Do you want to be made well?

Read John 5 v1-9 & v14

This passage is very interesting, in summary there's a man who's been sick for 38 years, and Jesus heals him. Let's however go deeper into the story. Verse 6 tells us that Jesus saw the man lying there and knew that he had been in the condition a long time; that means Jesus did his own research and discovered that man had been sick for a while. Then Jesus asked, "do you want to be made well?" Why did Jesus ask such a question? Maybe He's trying to draw our attention to something, because that statement suggest two things...
1) Problems are not supposed to last that long;
2) If they do, then maybe we allow it.

This man's response made Jesus have mercy on him. May you find mercy before God today. It wasn't because he didn't want to be made well, according to him there was nobody to help him into the pool. In short there was no way out. Another reason why Jesus asked him, was because if he was willing his problem could have been solved.
Now how did he get into that situation in the first place? Verse 14 reveals to us that it was due to sin. That's what sin can do to someone, and if a fellow continues to live in sin something worse could follow just as Jesus told the man.

Are you in a situation that seems to be persistent and difficult to solve? Let's do a spiritual check. Answer honestly the question "Do you want to be made well?" If the solution is clear, ask for grace to implement. If not ask Jesus into the situation and to make you well.

Stay blessed.