February 20, 2019

Pick Up Your Mat


Many highway intersections have been taken over by beggars with cardboard signs claiming handicaps, illness and hard luck. While some people have tried to minister to these folks, most people simply hand them money. I’m reminded of the invalid at the pool of Bethesda. “When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he ask, “Do you want to get well” (John 5:6 NIV)? It occurs to me that even though we do not have the power to heal, the Lord’s question is one that is pertinent even today.  

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