John 5 Journal

John 5 journal

Proverbs 2:3 – 5 Indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. The man who is healed in John 5 did not display the knowledge of these verses.

John 5. The healing of the man who was an invalid for 38 years is tremendous. Jesus asked him a great question “Do you want to get well?” How many people don’t want to improve their situation for whatever reason “dislike of change” “Fear of the unknown” etc? In response to Jesus’ question, the man gives an excuse. (this challenges me to stop giving excuses for what God is calling me to do) The Jewish leaders get angry that the man carried his matt on the Sabbath. How crazy is that? However, their actions challenge me to look at my life to see my traditions and comfort zone is keeping God from moving in my life. Then the story gets really interesting. The leaders ask the healed man who performed the miracle. The man doesn’t know. A little while later Jesus meets the man and confronts him “Stop sinning or something worse will happen to you.” What does the man do? He goes back to the Jewish leaders and tells them who healed him. As a result, Jesus is persecuted. This tells me that I have to be totally careful when others and especially God confronts me with my sin. My prayer is that I will do much better in this area. I pray that God will expose the traditions in my life that prevent him from working in my life. I pray that I will handle confrontation better.