A crowd of sick men lay by a pool in Jerusalem. Jesus walked past all of them to one man who had been lying there thirty-eight years and had no one to help him. He gave no strategy. He gave a command, and the man stood up.
John names Philip’s hometown; Luke names the feeding’s place; only together does Jesus’ bread question to Philip make quiet sense — and John already says it was a test.
(John 1:44) (Luke 9:10) (John 6:5-6)
Upcoming devotion
My Father Is Working
A man walked for the first time in thirty-eight years, and the religious leaders saw only a mat carried on the Sabbath. Jesus answered that His Father is working and so is He. They understood exactly what He meant, and they wanted Him dead for it.
(John 5:9b-18)
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Upcoming apologetic
Did Jesus Claim to Be God?
Did Jesus claim to be God? His enemies thought so. They tried to stone Him for it more than once, and the high priest tore his robes over it. Men who wanted Him dead understood Him better than modern scholars who want Him tame.
A pastor handed kids hammers to smash statues of Mary. The kids in that room were never going to pray to plaster. They will be tempted by money, applause, power, and people. Smash the wrong idol and you teach the wrong lesson.