I am Willing

John 5

6 When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?”

7 “I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me.”

8 Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!”

At first glance it may seem like a silly question that Jesus asks. Of ourselves a man who has been cripple since birth would like to get better, wouldn't he? Unless of course he had gotten quite used to his condition and to allowing others to tend to his needs. Yeh, in order for Jesus to truly work in us and through us, we must have a change of attitude. We must be WILLING for Jesus to do His work in us and through us. Lord, I pray that today, my willingness shines through. Where You lead, I will will follow. What You would have me to do, I will gladly do. I am willing, Lord. I am willing.