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“She that was healed wist not who it was.” — 1 John 5:13
Years are short to the happy and healthy; but thirty-eight years of disease must have dragged a very weary length along the life of the poor impotent man. When Jesus, therefore, healed him by a word, while he lay at the pool of Bethesda, he was delightfully sensible of a change. Even so the sinner who has for weeks and months been paralyzed with despair, and has wearily sighed for salvation, is very conscious of the change when the Lord Jesus speaks the word of power, and gives joy and peace in believing. The evil removed is too great to be removed without our discerning it; the life imparted is too remarkable to be possessed and remain inoperative; and the change wrought is too marvellous not to be perceived. Yet…
the poor man
was ignorant of the author of his cure; he knew not the sacredness of His
person, the offices which he sustained, or the errand which brought Him
among men. Much ignorance of Jesus may remain in hearts which yet feel
the power of His blood. We must not hastily condemn men for lack of
knowledge; but where we can see the faith which saves the soul, we must
believe that salvation has been bestowed. The Holy Spirit makes men
penitents long before He makes them divines; and he who believes what he
knows, shall soon know more clearly what he believes. Ignorance is,
however, an evil; for this poor man was much tantalized by the Pharisees,
and was quite unable to cope with them. It is good to be able to answer
gainsayers; but we cannot do so if we know not the Lord Jesus clearly and
with understanding. The cure of his ignorance, however, soon followed the
cure of his infirmity, for he was visited by the Lord in the temple; and after
that gracious manifestation, he was found testifying that “it was Jesus who
had made him whole.” Lord, if Thou hast saved me, show me Thyself, that
I may declare Thee to the sons of men.
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“She that was healed wist not who it was.” — 1 John 5:13
Years are short to the happy and healthy; but thirty-eight years of disease must have dragged a very weary length along the life of the poor impotent man. When Jesus, therefore, healed him by a word, while he lay at the pool of Bethesda, he was delightfully sensible of a change. Even so the sinner who has for weeks and months been paralyzed with despair, and has wearily sighed for salvation, is very conscious of the change when the Lord Jesus speaks the word of power, and gives joy and peace in believing. The evil removed is too great to be removed without our discerning it; the life imparted is too remarkable to be possessed and remain inoperative; and the change wrought is too marvellous not to be perceived. Yet…
the poor man
was ignorant of the author of his cure; he knew not the sacredness of His
person, the offices which he sustained, or the errand which brought Him
among men. Much ignorance of Jesus may remain in hearts which yet feel
the power of His blood. We must not hastily condemn men for lack of
knowledge; but where we can see the faith which saves the soul, we must
believe that salvation has been bestowed. The Holy Spirit makes men
penitents long before He makes them divines; and he who believes what he
knows, shall soon know more clearly what he believes. Ignorance is,
however, an evil; for this poor man was much tantalized by the Pharisees,
and was quite unable to cope with them. It is good to be able to answer
gainsayers; but we cannot do so if we know not the Lord Jesus clearly and
with understanding. The cure of his ignorance, however, soon followed the
cure of his infirmity, for he was visited by the Lord in the temple; and after
that gracious manifestation, he was found testifying that “it was Jesus who
had made him whole.” Lord, if Thou hast saved me, show me Thyself, that
I may declare Thee to the sons of men.
To make sure you never miss an episode, please subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.
Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen
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