It Is Jesus
“After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For 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. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When 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? The 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. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk? And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place. Afterward 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. The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.” (John 5:1-15)
Today’s Morsel: I love reading about the miracles that Jesus did. Sometimes I get a laugh because Jesus seems to like to upset the applecart. He knew that the Sadducees and Pharisees were angry at Him for violating what they called the Sabbath day. Jesus had told them that He was the Lord of the Sabbath, but they rejected Him. They wanted to stick to their lack of understanding, to the Old Testament Law. God never told them that they could not do good on the Sabbath Day. He said that they should not work on the Sabbath Day under the Old Testament Law. Paul said that these things were a shadow. “Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.” (Colossians 2:16-17) It was all a shadow of Jesus Christ which was to come. Even Jesus said: “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.” (John 5:39-40) When they questioned the man that was healed, who had told him to carry his bed on the Sabbath Day, he told them that it was Jesus. What do you tell people when they ask you why you go to church as a Christian? Peter said, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” (1 Peter 3:15) Don’t be ashamed of Jesus. No one else can save you.
Sing: Who is this who for our sorrow offers comfort and relief, bringing sunshine to the dark and shadowed life. Saying softly cease repining lift thy soul above its grief, let the peace pass understanding still the strife.
It is Jesus, Jesus, sad ones weep no more. He will heal the broken hearted, open wide the prison door, He is able to deliver evermore.
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