This quiet, peaceful pool surrounded by rocks and beautiful trees, looks very inviting.
I wonder how many of you little readers know about the Pool of Bethesda! We are told about it in the 5th chapter of John’s Gospel. This pool was at Jerusalem, and had five porches. Many years ago, when the Lord Jesus was on earth, any one passing by this pool would have seen a great crowd of people on these porches. What do you suppose they were doing there? Why do you suppose they had come or been brought to these porches around the pool? Our chapter tells us that at times an angel went down into the pool and stirred up the water.
The one who got in first was cured. If he was sick, he became well. If he was blind, he could see after he stepped into the water. If he was lame, he could walk all right again.
When Jesus was here He cured a great many sick people, because they had faith in Him, and believed He was able to make them well.
Many of us have strong healthy bodies, and don’t need to be cured, like the people who waited at the Pool of Bethesda. But we all have sinful, bad hearts that we cannot make good of ourselves, but Jesus is just as able to cleanse us from our sins, as He is to heal our diseases. If we have faith in Him, our sins are forgiven.
ML 06/14/1936