Thy Son Liveth: Miracles Still HappenSýnishorn

Answer the question definitively

Thirty-eight years in that condition can be made whole in one brief encounter. 

The question is simple: “do you want to be made whole?” A simple “yes” would have sufficed. But the man followed the question with an explanation and excuse. He basically said, “There’s no one who will help me get into the pool and as I’m heading towards someone cuts in front of me in line.” 

As the saying goes, you become what you accept. He’s not alone, a lot of people have been there spiritually, physically, financially, and/or mentally. Just stuck. Close enough to the breakthrough, yet far enough away to settle in excuses. 

Jesus just heals. You matter greatly to God. The thirty-eight years are too long and God wants you to “rise, take up your bed and walk.” (John 5:8 NKJV)

Allow your next thirty-eight minutes, hours, days, or years to set the pace for the best of your life by being definitive. “Yes, I want to be made whole.”