IMMEDIATELY

 IMMEDIATELY

John 5:2-9 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. 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. 

  Tomorrow morning the movers come. Everything is packed but my bed. All I need to do when I arise in the morning is break it down and go.

  I can’t pick up my bed and carry it like the man in the story did, but Christ has made me whole and I am to follow what He says. I pray that I will always be like that man and obey Him immediately!

Leslie Nivens (12/12/1928 – 3/1/2020)