Waiting On A Man

St John 5: 1-15

A number of people today are waiting on a man or woman to fix their problems.

This is demonstrated in our society in a number of ways today.

We can see it with the battle between political parties. One party is positioning itself against another to win the majority of the votes. They will say anything about each other the sway public opinion.

We also see this played out in our school system. Our schools are under performing in a number of categories as we keep looking for a man or woman to fix it.

The man in this passage of scripture had a need and he was looking for a man to help him. (This man is also referred to as the impotent man).

The man was not impotent, but he was limited in what he could do.

His focus on what he could not do blinded him to what he could do. Are you allowing your limitations to blind you to what you can do? Are you waiting for a man or woman to do for you what you can do?

One of the sure signs of this ailment called paralysis is that you can’t answer questions.

Jesus asked the man “Do you want to be made well?” The sick man responded” I have no man…”

What is God speaking to you? Are you responding I have no man?

I want you to see that you don’t need a man when you have The Man (Christ Jesus).

I certainly know that God will use people to work with you, but I am pointing out that you don’t look for people you look to Jesus. Let Jesus by the Holy Spirit led you to the people.

This guy was impotent, because he was entertaining impotent thoughts. His mind was fixed on how this healing was going to take place. He had images of a man assisting him done to this pool in front of the crowd. God is not obligated to do anything the way we have puffed up things in our own minds.

Notice that Jesus did not aide this man in getting to the pool. Instead he told the man to stop looking for a man and pick up your bed and walk. He circumvented his thinking and got him healed.

What thoughts are keeping you out of the abundance that God has available to you to day?

Stop looking for a man and ask God what can you do today?