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Jesus healed a man who was sick for 38 year

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[John 5:8-9]

Then Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk."

At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.

The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,

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There was a place called ‘Sheep Gate’ in Jerusalem.

There was a pond with five pillars in the vicinity.

It was written in Hebrew, “Bethesda.”

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Here a great number of disabled people used to gather there the blind, the lame, the paralyzed.

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There was a rumor that there was a miracle in this pond for a long time.

Once the water in this pond was stirred, it was rumored that the first person

to enter this pond was cleansed up whatever the disease was.

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Many of these sick people were gathered here with the desire to enter the water first

when the water moved.

They always lived here because they do not know when the water will move.

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Jesus came up to keep the feast in Jerusalem, and when he passed through the pond,

Jesus saw one of the sick and approached him.

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Jesus knew that this person had been ill for a long time. He had been ill for 38 years.

Jesus asked him, “Do you want to be healed?”

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The sick man who had been ill for 38 years told Jesus about his circumstances.

“Sir, when the water starts to move, no one can help me get into the pond.

When I try to get into the water, someone else goes into the water ahead of me.”

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The sick man had no idea who was looking at him,

Nor did he know what Jesus was capable of.

If he knew who Jesus was, he would not have said this.

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After hearing the sick man, Jesus felt compassion for him.

Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”
What Jesus said would seem absurd to a person who was sick and unable to move.

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As soon as Jesus was finished speaking, a miraculous thing happened.

Until now, the hand and foot of the sick man could not move.

Suddenly there was strength and power throughout his body, and he rose from his place.

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Then he began to walk with his mat just as Jesus said.

Jesus healed a 38-year-old illness with a word.

Jesus is the Son of God and is revealed to be God.

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Jesus came to this man who had been ill for 38 years.

Jesus visited the Pond in Bethesda, where the man lived in hope.

And Jesus set him free from the disease he had.

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A few days later, in the courtyard of the temple, Jesus appeared again to this man.

“Behold, now that you are well, do not sin so that no more evil will come upon you.”

He knew then that Jesus was the one who healed him.

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The man went to the Jews and testified.

“It is Jesus who healed me. He has healed me.”

With his mouth he made it clear that Jesus had healed his sickness.

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Today we learn a great lesson.

We saw that when we meet Jesus, we can solve any difficult problems.

When a man who had been sick for 38 years met Jesus and did what Jesus said,

the man was miraculously healed of his sickness.

Therefore, we must live with the belief that we can experience the miracles God permits

when we always obey God's Word.

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