John 5:16-30 - "16 For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, [a]and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now and I have been working.” 18 Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God. 19 Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. 30 I can of Myself do nothing."
TAKEAWAYS
1. Always check the context to understand the text. The answer to the title question is in the context of the story.
2. This is the answer to the title question. In exercising the gift of healing, Jesus was led by the Father to this one man (v.17, 19-20, 30). As Jesus was led by the Father (not that Jesus was not filled and led by the Spirit), we must be led by the Holy Spirit to minister to the ones He leads us to.
3. This is the second part of the answer to the title question. Sometimes He doesn’t heal everyone at any given time because they have no faith or because He has other plans for those not healed. For example, this pool was not far from the very gate called Beautiful where Peter and John healed the lame man in Acts 3:1-10. And what about all the people in and around Jerusalem who were healed by the early church (Acts 5:14-16).
4. If all the impotent folks at the pool had faith they could have all been healed (Mt.8:13; 9:22, 29; 15:28; Mk.5:34; 10:52; Lk.7:50; 8:48; 17:19; 8:42). We don’t read of any of the other impotent folks at that pool crawling to or calling out to Jesus. You’d think at least one would raise his hand and say, “Me next!” But no! Faith by anyone in this crowd would have put the pull on the Lord. Anyone who believes can be healed of anything at any time. But the man healed here had no faith. That’s where the gift of healing comes in.
5. Jesus exercised the gift of healing. He had previously given a word of knowledge with the woman at the well. With the Gifts of Healings, only the healer needs faith, not the one being healed. That faith comes by revelation, as it did with the Father showing Jesus what He was doing.
6. Why doesn’t every Christian operate with the gifts of the Spirit to heal everyone? Because God distributes these gifts according to His will. (1Cor.12:11) I often wondered why the Gifts of Knowledge and Healings are given at any particular time concerning certain people or certain illnesses. I still don’t know, except that this is the way of the Spirit.
7. Even though Jesus only healed this one lame man at the hospital pool, never doubt the will of God to heal everyone (Mt.4:23-24; 8:16-17; 12:15; 14:14; 15:30; 19:2; 21:14; Lk.4:40; 6:19; Acts 10:38).
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