Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

Jesus heals whenever and wherever!

The reason for God sending Jesus into this world is to save those who have lost their way. This involves getting people to look beyond their immediate circumstances, exercising their faith and see the great possibilities that are open to us when God gets involved. In the vast majority of cases the reality is that we try to sort things out for ourselves in our own way. God knew this and he also knew that for a vast amount of people they prefer things to remain just the way they were. However, when Jesus passes by, he changes all the traditional rules and gets straight to the problem. We encounter this in John Chapter 5:1-18. There is a crippled man sitting by a poolside waiting for someone to lift him up and put him in the water so as to receive his healing. He lay waiting there for 38 years. Imagine the bed sores he had, the stench from sitting in the same position day in day out. His unkempt nature! Then Jesus comes along and asks him what seems to be an obvious question, v.6. Do you want to be made whole? Not do you want help to carry out your tradition? Or can I put you in the water, but do you want to be healed physically and spiritually?

The sick man answered according to his tradition and started to make excuses. Jesus commanded him to get up take up his bed and walk! On Hearing the living active word of God, he got up took up his bed and walked.

As we approach Christmas, let us remember not to get carried away by the hype of the season and remember that we are celebrating the advent of God among us. And that he comes to bring healing, deliverance and restoration to every part of our anatomy.

Jesus is still working whatever season it is in your life! John 5:17. So get up lay aside you traditions and live!