Friends, today we stand at the edge of a river of grace that refuses to stay stagnant. Flow. Ezekiel sees water flowing from the threshold ...
Friends, today we stand at the edge of a river of grace that refuses to stay stagnant.
Flow. Ezekiel sees water flowing from the threshold of the Temple. Notice that it doesn't stay inside the holy walls—it flows out. It starts small and becomes a river so deep it can only be crossed by swimming. This is how God’s love works in our hearts. It is meant to flow out of our prayer life and into our homes, our workplaces, and our struggles. If your faith feels dry today, ask the Lord to let His grace flow from the sanctuary of your soul into the "salty waters" of your current problems.
Find. In the Gospel, Jesus goes to the pool of Bethesda. He doesn't wait for the sick man to come to Him; He finds him. The man had been ill for thirty-eight years, and he had no one to help him into the water. Jesus "finds" the forgotten. Perhaps you feel forgotten today, or you feel like everyone else is getting their "miracle" while you sit by the pool. Jesus is looking for you specifically. He is not interested in the "crowd" as much as He is interested in finding you in your paralysis.
Freedom. "Rise, take up your mat, and walk." Jesus doesn't just heal the man; He gives him freedom. The mat, which was once a sign of his confinement, becomes a trophy of his liberation. We all have "mats"—shame, old habits, or past wounds—that we’ve been lying on for years. Today, Jesus gives us the freedom to pick them up. He doesn't just want us to feel better; He wants us to walk in the newness of life, carrying our past as a testimony of His power.
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