Written by
Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Procrastination
on account of ignorance, lack of clarity, vagueness, confusion, fuzzy
mindedness can a keep a person grounded in a spot for eons; no forward
movement, stagnating into retrogression. The man at the pool alongside a number
of other people came to the pool to be healed. But rather than get healed, they
stayed in the same condition in which they came to the pool; not for a few
weeks, months, a year or two but a number of years; probably in pain, in tears,
in anguish, daily hoping for the elusive cure as someone always stronger
somehow always got into the water before them.
In the case of
the man who was healed by Jesus Christ, he had been in that state of physical,
spiritual and mental paralysis for thirty eight long years and had come to the
conclusion that there was no exit door out of his problem. So even when Jesus
Christ asked if he wanted to be made well, the lame man gave a string of excuses
for not getting well. The situation had overwhelmed him and blurred his initial
vision and goal of getting healed; the reason for which he went to Bethsaida in
the first place. But after thirty eight years, he gave up on the vision of
getting healed and was content to simply remain at Bethsaida; lamenting his
woes, throwing pity parties through the string of excuses he gave. Getting
healed was no longer his goal as pity from whoever was what he wanted.
Fortunately,
Jesus Christ had greater interest in him than a pity party. Jesus had great
plans for the man, to take him back to his original vision and goal of getting
healed in addition to restoring him to the original purpose for which he was
created; a fully enriching and fulfilling life in Christ Jesus. The man’s
conclusions that his case was completely hopeless and would only require pity
from people were illogical before Jesus Who immediately rewrote the man’s
history from hopelessness to a bright future as the man suddenly received his
healing in His spirit, soul and body by the spoken word of Jesus Christ. His whole being was energized, revitalized to
a new life of joy, happiness in Christ Jesus. For one, he was physically
capacitated to earn an income; he was spiritually and mentally rejuvenated and
revitalized to take on the real world he had stayed away from for thirty eight
years. The man who hitherto was full of lamentations boldly retorted that Jesus
Christ Who made him well was the One Who authorized him to carry his bed,
though it was the Sabbath. Prior to the encounter with Jesus, this man would
not dare carry his bed on the Sabbath.
Beloved, the man
was spiritually and mentally and physically prepared to take on the world
because he had received a great touch from God through Jesus Christ. You can
also take on the world if you will simply rise in faith above whatever dampened
your enthusiasm, zest for life because Jesus paid the full price for you on the
cross. Please read Isaiah Chapter 53 verses 1 to 5, Colossians Chapter 2 verses
13 to 15; whatever challenges your progress in any area of life.
