What would be more wonderful than the healing of a man crippled for his whole lifetime? What would be more horrible than to accuse the person who performed the miracle of breaking the law? Here in this text Jesus momentarily steps from the crowd and heals a lame man, not only of his ailment, but of his sinfulness. These two healings: physical and spiritual continue to reveal the mission of the Lord: “to seek and to save that which was lost.”
In the same way that Jesus initiates the healing of the lame man, he also initiates the revelation of his mission, his message, and his relationship with and to the Father and the godhead. The blind are qued up to what they are blinded by, the law’s strictest regulations. They are looking past the mercy of the grace of God and are satisfied with the brutal slavery of the law of God. May the Holy Spirit open our eyes today and heal us by this great mercy.
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November 24, 2013 | Pastor John Bayles | The Third Sign: The Healer at the Pool of Healing | John 5:1-15
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