The Pool of Bethesda

Narrator: Chris Genthree
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NO doubt you have read in John 5:2-152Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. 5And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. 6When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? 7The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. 8Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 9And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. 10The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. 11He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. 12Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk? 13And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place. 14Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. 15The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole. (John 5:2‑15) of the pool of Bethea where many impotent folk went to be healed. An angel went down at a certain season and troubled the water, and whoever went in first after the troubling of the water was cured of whatever disease he had.
A man who had been sick for thirty-eight years was at the pool, but he had no friend to put him in the water, and lay helpless while others stepped down before him. Can we not imagine his despair as he saw others come from the water cured, and he must continue to lie there?
But Jesus was there, the One who was able to meet his need. Jesus said, “Rise, take up thy bed and walk.”
Although the Lord Jesus is no longer going about on earth healing as He did then, He is ever waiting to take care of a need that is greater than curing a sick or crippled body. We are sinners, and cannot go to heaven unless our sins are forgiven. We are just as helpless as the poor impotent man.
Have you felt your load of sins and your need of a Saviour? Jesus is able, He is willing and ready to save you. He is the Saviour for those who cannot save themselves. He says, “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.” John 6:3737All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. (John 6:37).
“WHEN WE WERE YET WITHOUT STRENGTH, IN DUE TIME CHRIST DIED FOR THE UNGODLY.” Rom. 5:66For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. (Romans 5:6).
May you praise and thank Him for having come to be your Saviour, and having earned salvation for you at such a cost as the giving up of His life in your place.
ML-06/30/1935