“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.” Jo. 5:5-9
In the above verses we see the story of the lame man at the pool of Bethesda. He had been there for years waiting to be healed by the waters. He had dealt with constant disappointment for so long that he is perhaps have given up hope for any help.
Jesus comes by, sees him and simply asks him "Would you want to be healed?" The man was so focused on his physical needs that he could not see that there might be other possibilities. Jesus commands him to stand and walk, and as quickly as the man could stand he was healed. He heard Christ's command and obeyed. Because he obeyed, he received the life that God wanted for him.
How many times does Christ come to us and asks us to do something that will change our lives for the better and we hesitate? We have that fear of the unknown that will rob us of the best life if we let it. Think about this lame man, if he had obeyed Christ and stood, he would have lived the rest of his life waiting to be put in the water. Our response to anything Christ ask should be "Yes Lord, I will do it", either by our voice and actions or just by our actions. There are times when hesitating is sin.
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