March 20, 2013
In John 5:2-9, there was a pool called Bethesda, which could be
likened to a miracle ground. By the pool were multitude of sick people, blind,
lame, paralyzed, deaf, and dumb and all sorts. The healing process at the pool
was that an angel would go to the pool at a certain time to stir up the water
and the first person to step into the pool got healed.
It could be assumed that the angel stirred up the water every other
day or once a week. So what that meant for all the sick people was that, only
the fastest person at the time of stirring got healed. No wonder, there were
people with years of sickness by the pool.
On a particular day, Jesus was passing by the pool and saw a particular
man lying down, from the look on the man’s face, Jesus knew the man must have
been in that condition for a very long time. Jesus could not turn His face away
from the man. He had no other option but to wait, moved closer to the man and
healed him. For someone reading this, your case will attract Jesus’ attention
today in Jesus Name.
Was the man that was healed the only sick person that had been in that
condition for a very long time? NO! Was he the only person with infirmity? NO!
Maybe he was the only person lying down, which was why Jesus saw him? NO! Why then
did Jesus single the man out?
The plain and simple answer is that, he received divine attention.
Divine attention makes God see you and you alone. Divine attention makes God
single you out for greatness out of multitude. Divine attention makes God jump
over some people in order to get to you. It takes you from the back to the
forefront. It makes your case God’s priority.
The widow of Zarephath also enjoyed divine attention, after all, she was
not the only widow in that land as at that time, but she was the only one
singled out to be helped.
Pray this prayer, “Father, by your power, cause me to receive divine
attention and single me out for greatness in Jesus Name.”
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