01.20.10 QT(:

Scripture: John 5:1-9

Verse: John 5:7-8

"Sir," the invalid replied, "I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred, While I am trying to get in,someone else goes down ahead of me."
Then Jesus said to him, "Get Up!, Pick up your mat and walk."

- " I have no one to help me when the water is stirred..."

The "invalid" is always looked down upon society. He's always used to people stepping over him, and getting his spot taken. People took advantage of his condition through earthly power. He was bereft of the aid he needed.

" While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me."

Let them have that spot, because God has a greater place for you above all earthly positions. We will never be stepped down upon because God lifts us up to a place of His superior power. The world views us as weak, broken, lame because we are without God's power.

" Get up! Pick up your mat and walk."

Let us break away from our hopeless situation, and have hope in our walk with Christ. Let us not stumble from getting up, but just obey. Earthly power can be stolen, bribed, lost. Superior power only comes through the Holy Spirit. God doesn't give us the Holy Spirit for what we want to do, but for what HE wants us to do. Only through His superior power can we recieve true healing. The invalid found hope through Jesus' help. Through His SUPERIOR power, he makes the hopeless, hopeful, the worthless, worthy, and the lame, walk.

Application:

- In desperate times, I want God to be my only hope. He makes us desperate for His aid. I'd stumble if I tried to get up by myself. I always want to do things with my own strength, my own abilities. I have to stop relying on my worthless earthly strength, and rely on God's superior strength. I'll do that by before taking action, praying first, not after. I think that's how I was for Fellowship Club. Trying to do things my way, not His way. Rely on His strength after, not before I started.

Currently Listening: Healer- Planet Shakers

" I believe You're my Healer
I believe You are all I need
I believe You're my Portion
I believe You're more than enough for me
Jesus You're all I need
NOTHING is impossible for You. "

Prayer Request:

- Time management the rest of this week. To do my hw instead of procrastinatingg. I procrastinate a lot of things, and I'm very unorganized. It shows especially during Fellowship Club too. Putting off things to last minutes, forgetting to remind others, etc.

- Humility, the heart to serve others even those wanting to step on me. The humility to admit my flaws and limits, and let God do His works.

- Like, glorify God through my actions always. Like, honeslty, I don't think my daily actions show I am Christian. If a stranger saw me and saw how I was for a day, they wouldn't be able to distinguish me from a non-Christian. That's really something I need to work on.