Written by
Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Thou shalt arise, [and] have mercy upon Zion: for
the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. Psalm 102 verse 13.
Do you want to be
made well; get well? Please read John Chapter 5 verses 1 to 9, note verse 6 for
details of what prompted Jesus Christ to ask this question.
Jesus Christ
broke and destroyed the limitations of waiting indefinitely, usually over a
period of time for the moving of the water; considering that only one person
usually the first to step into the water got healed. So the other people
described as a great multitude of lame, impotent, etc who could not step in
immediately the water was stirred by an angel kept waiting; for yet another
move by the angel. The wait was such that no one there knew exactly when they
could get in which explains why the man who was healed by Jesus Christ spent
thirty eight long years at the pool; waiting for the moving of the water, as
well as anyone who could come to his aid and drop him in the water when the
water was moved.
Fortunately for
him, Jesus showed up and broke with tradition. The man did not have to wait for
the moving of the water because the Creator of the water as well as the angel
who stirred the water was there to make the man whole without the man stepping
into the water. At His word, His spoken word and sent word which always
accomplishes divine purpose, the man was healed and freed from the limitation
of waiting endlessly.
Beloved, you may
have waited, have been waiting or you are waiting for a divine intervention in
an issue, challenge that has severally defied every known solution and you are
on the verge of giving up. Hear the word of the Lord. Your wait period is over
because God is with you by His Spirit to give you the freedom and deliverance
you require. The moving of the water offered very limited opportunity. Just one
person at a time but the Presence of Jesus Christ opened up several windows of
opportunities for freedom which sidestepped the moving of the water. For
instance, Jesus could speak to you directly and command healing and deliverance
as He did in a number of cases or you could creatively find ways of reaching
Him as in the cases of the woman with the issue of blood who meandered her way
through the crowd to touch the hem of his garment; blind Bartimaeus who
hollered at the top of his voice to get Jesus’ attention; Zacchaeus who climbed
a sycamore tree to see Jesus, was seen and commended by Jesus; the two blind
men who followed Jesus crying for mercy and their sight restored (Matthew
Chapter 9 verses 27 to 31); the ten lepers who cried for mercy (Luke Chapter 17
verses 12 to 19) and were cleansed.
Quite
significant and instructive is the fact that none of these people waited
endlessly. Rather they acted and Jesus responded to their faith. Beloved, now
is the appointed time to favor Zion. No more indefinite waits; no more
futuristic waiting for deliverance, abundance because God is here; He has given
you everything you need to live godly and well and He has arisen with mercy to
favor you, to save you and deliver you.
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