John 5:1-9. The Pool of Bethesda.

A pool with five porches by the sheep gate. A type of the world and its five continents.

The people there, the rejects, the uncared for of this world . Unable to find cure in a world of progress, full of technology and power, but a sin sick world, in lost Eternity. The water speaks of the healing Word of God. An angel came down, once in a while, but we are not told what kind of angel it was, only to remember that this was before Calvary.

An impotent man had been there for 38 years. It seems that nobody cared or was interested in him, like our circumstances. Bur Jesus found him, in all that crowd. He found us, lost in sin, in just the same way. He loved us, and saved us, Rom.5:8, not because we were worthy, but because of God's goodness.

The impotent man's need, after 38 years, looked desperate, a hopeless situation.

'Do you want to be healed?' It seems an illogical question. but many people just want sympathy. Are we satisfied with our little Christianity and church going?

'I have nobody.....'. His faith rested on others, Jer.17:5, not on God. Where does our Faith rest? On works, miracles, experiences? Does our faith move mountains or do they move us?

On the command of Jesus he took up his bed and..... A sign of faith working, he had finished with the place of sin and misery. Why did only one man out of that crowd get healed?

God knew all about us long before we were saved, long before our present need.

The man's heart was ready to receive the word of healing, Rom.8:30.