Made Well

Do you want to be made well? — John 5:6.

Jesus’s question to the man who had been ill for thirty-eight years seems to have an obvious answer — “of course.” Why would anyone answer — “No?”

We often have good intentions, but we fail to do what is necessary to return to health. We fail to exercise, eat the right foods, continue bad habits, the list goes on. Even when health doesn’t require much we often ignore the doctor’s orders. Why do you think this is so?

Health challenges are simply a significant part of maturity. Answering God’s question in the affirmative is an important part of the maturation. Next time God asks, “Do you want to be made well?” Answer with a thunderous, yes.

 

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About the author

Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.