Divine Order and Environmental Operational Limitations.
The Pool of Bethesda is renowned in biblical history for the annual angelic visit, after which a single sick person is healed. The first question would be: who set this standard? If God sent the angel and performed the healing, it clearly indicates that He (GOD) established the standard.
It appears to have been programmed that only one person at a time was permitted to be healed (this constituted an environmental limitation).
The second question arises: if God is the Almighty, as we believe, could there be any factor that might hinder or limit His operations among men? The answer is both No and Yes.
The No indicates that God cannot be limited by any circumstance because He is God and Almighty. The Yes signifies that, in His relationship with humanity, God operates through principles and intentionally confines His operations within the framework of these principles to teach orderliness. Occasionally, however, to demonstrate His supremacy and unquestionability, He chooses to bypass such principles; this is what is referred to as a MIRACLE (breaking spiritual and natural protocols to perform wonders).
In this context, it is reasonable to conclude that God set the standard at the Pool of Bethesda to one person at a time.
When Jesus visited the pool, being Jesus—the GOD-man known for healing many sick persons on numerous occasions (as reflected in the scriptures below): he worked within the operational limit at the Pool of Bethesda.
Matt. 8:16-17
16 When the evening came, they brought to Him many who were possessed with devils: and He cast out the spirits with His word and healed all who were sick: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases.
Mark 1:32-34
32 And at evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were diseased and those possessed with devils. 33 And the entire city was gathered together at the door. 34 And He healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many devils.
It would be expected that he would heal all that were sick at the pool or heal more than one, but he chose to operate within the operational/environmental limitation at the Pool of Bethesda “heal one per time” and left so quickly that even the man that was healed did not know who healed him. John 5:1-15
John 5: 10-13
So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and t it is not lawful for you to take up your bed." 11 But he answered them, "The man who healed me, that man said to me, 'Take up your bed, and walk.'" 12 They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?" 13 Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for u Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place.
It is therefore obvious that sometimes, factors beyond faith can play a major role in determining how healing is done in places and per time.
#DrSam#sswom#WisdomForLiving#clhci
Divine Order and Environmental Operational Limitations.
The Pool of Bethesda is renowned in biblical history for the annual angelic visit, after which a single sick person is healed. The first question would be: who set this standard? If God sent the angel and performed the healing, it clearly indicates that He (GOD) established the standard.
It appears to have been programmed that only one person at a time was permitted to be healed (this constituted an environmental limitation).
The second question arises: if God is the Almighty, as we believe, could there be any factor that might hinder or limit His operations among men? The answer is both No and Yes.
The No indicates that God cannot be limited by any circumstance because He is God and Almighty. The Yes signifies that, in His relationship with humanity, God operates through principles and intentionally confines His operations within the framework of these principles to teach orderliness. Occasionally, however, to demonstrate His supremacy and unquestionability, He chooses to bypass such principles; this is what is referred to as a MIRACLE (breaking spiritual and natural protocols to perform wonders).
In this context, it is reasonable to conclude that God set the standard at the Pool of Bethesda to one person at a time.
When Jesus visited the pool, being Jesus—the GOD-man known for healing many sick persons on numerous occasions (as reflected in the scriptures below): he worked within the operational limit at the Pool of Bethesda.
Matt. 8:16-17
16 When the evening came, they brought to Him many who were possessed with devils: and He cast out the spirits with His word and healed all who were sick: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases.
Mark 1:32-34
32 And at evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were diseased and those possessed with devils. 33 And the entire city was gathered together at the door. 34 And He healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many devils.
It would be expected that he would heal all that were sick at the pool or heal more than one, but he chose to operate within the operational/environmental limitation at the Pool of Bethesda “heal one per time” and left so quickly that even the man that was healed did not know who healed him. John 5:1-15
John 5: 10-13
So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and t it is not lawful for you to take up your bed." 11 But he answered them, "The man who healed me, that man said to me, 'Take up your bed, and walk.'" 12 They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?" 13 Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for u Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place.
It is therefore obvious that sometimes, factors beyond faith can play a major role in determining how healing is done in places and per time.
#DrSam#sswom#WisdomForLiving#clhci
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