Devo John 5:1-9

1Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. 2Now there
is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda
and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3Here a great number of
disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. 5One who was
there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6When Jesus saw him lying there
and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him,
“Do you want to get well?” 7”Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me
into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else
goes down ahead of me.” 8Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and
walk.” 9At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on
which this took place was a Sabbath,

Meditation
1. What stands out and draws my attention in this passage? Do I deeply
desire to experience wholeness of mind or spirit because of my woundedness
lately? Or do I find myself questioning whether Jesus really can heal a
physical sickness – either my own or someone else’s?
2. Ask Jesus what he has specifically for me that calls for healing. Talk to God
about what I hear. (Allowing Jesus to bring healing might require letting go
of something that may hurt a lot to release, and may not think I’m ready for
it right now. Or I desire freedom and wholeness, but feel stuck, imprisoned,
fragmented. Or in this moment I find myself ready for my healing.)
3. If the time with Jesus and God’s message today moved me the tiniest bit
closer to wholeness, rejoice. If not, simply let things be. Continue talking to
Jesus about my situation, being alert to what he has for me.

Personal Note:
Physically I am asking God for healing.  Emotionally I have experienced God's healing.  Spiritually I have been cleansed through the blood of Christ and healed from the wounds of sin.