Day 3 - The Chameleon (Part 1) Standing Out for Christ
Day 3: Do You Want to Get Well?
Reading: John 5:1-9
Devotional: Thirty-eight years is a long time to lie beside a pool. Long enough to stop expecting anything to change. Long enough to have a ready answer for why healing has not come. When Jesus asked the man whether he wanted to get well, the man responded with an explanation of every obstacle standing between him and wholeness. He had conformed his thinking entirely to his circumstances. Jesus did not argue with his excuses. He simply commanded him to rise. Excuses are honest descriptions of where you are, but they are not destinations. Faith is what moves you forward. Today God is asking you the same question He asked that man. Do you want to get well?
Practical Application: Identify one excuse you have been using to avoid a step of spiritual growth. Write it down, then write beside it one small faith-filled action you can take this week in spite of that excuse.
Devotional: Thirty-eight years is a long time to lie beside a pool. Long enough to stop expecting anything to change. Long enough to have a ready answer for why healing has not come. When Jesus asked the man whether he wanted to get well, the man responded with an explanation of every obstacle standing between him and wholeness. He had conformed his thinking entirely to his circumstances. Jesus did not argue with his excuses. He simply commanded him to rise. Excuses are honest descriptions of where you are, but they are not destinations. Faith is what moves you forward. Today God is asking you the same question He asked that man. Do you want to get well?
Practical Application: Identify one excuse you have been using to avoid a step of spiritual growth. Write it down, then write beside it one small faith-filled action you can take this week in spite of that excuse.
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