“When Jesus saw him and knew how long he had been ill, he asked him,
‘Would you like to get well?'”
A simple question.
Are you here to be healed?
Yes or no.
Instead, he makes an excuse.
“I can’t, sir, for i have no one to help me into the pool.”
Here stands the man with all power – the master healer not only of sickness but of souls – a man asking “Do you want to be healed?” – and all we can do is make excuses.
My prayer is that when confronted by Jesus,
when offered healing,
I would not make excuses,
but bow at his feet
declaring
“Lord! If you are willing…”