Message 14
Today we are going to talk about the complete healing of one very specific person that Jesus came to Jerusalem to heal. I want to share a personal testimony with you that occurred on this actual spot in Jerusalem. The place is the Pool of Bethesda, and we'll see today Jesus came here looking for one specific person to heal.
When I was in Jerusalem with our daughter Danielle at this very location, it was about four years after God had performed an incredible miracle for Danielle (and US). Danielle had gone into surgery to remove a tumor inside her spinal canal, and the head of Neurosurgery at Scripps San Diego and his number two surgeon were performing the surgery. When they got to the tumor inside the spinal canal, they realized it was much more complex than expected, and those two top surgeons stood over our daughter Danielle for thirteen straight hours while an army of us prayed continually in the waiting room.
Because of the complexity of the tumor, Danielle lost seventy percent of her body’s blood during that surgery. After the surgery – the surgeon told her husband Josh (and us) that he had done his best – but he could not say whether Danielle would be able to walk. Well, because of the loss of spinal fluid during the surgery, Danielle had to lay flat on her back for three days after the surgery, with us all still continually praying over her.
At the end of the third day – when the team finally stood her up at the edge of the bed, the entire nurse’s station crowded around to watch and see what would happen. When Danielle took her first step – all the nurses applauded in celebration, and they knew they were witnessing a miracle.
Then, four years later, Danielle was with me and the Israel group at the Pool of Bethesda – which we are talking about today. After teaching a devotion from this text, I walked away from the pool with the group when I realized Danielle was not with us. So, I returned to the pool and found her staring at the pool and crying. As I hugged her and asked what was wrong, she said, “Daddy, God spoke to me. He spoke to me right here and told me that I WAS THAT ONE – that he had come to HEAL ME, personally.” We stood at this location and cried together. We thanked God together because Jesus came to HEAL US – personally and to give us a BRAND NEW LIFE.
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When I was in Jerusalem with our daughter Danielle at this very location, it was about four years after God had performed an incredible miracle for Danielle (and US). Danielle had gone into surgery to remove a tumor inside her spinal canal, and the head of Neurosurgery at Scripps San Diego and his number two surgeon were performing the surgery. When they got to the tumor inside the spinal canal, they realized it was much more complex than expected, and those two top surgeons stood over our daughter Danielle for thirteen straight hours while an army of us prayed continually in the waiting room.
Because of the complexity of the tumor, Danielle lost seventy percent of her body’s blood during that surgery. After the surgery – the surgeon told her husband Josh (and us) that he had done his best – but he could not say whether Danielle would be able to walk. Well, because of the loss of spinal fluid during the surgery, Danielle had to lay flat on her back for three days after the surgery, with us all still continually praying over her.
At the end of the third day – when the team finally stood her up at the edge of the bed, the entire nurse’s station crowded around to watch and see what would happen. When Danielle took her first step – all the nurses applauded in celebration, and they knew they were witnessing a miracle.
Then, four years later, Danielle was with me and the Israel group at the Pool of Bethesda – which we are talking about today. After teaching a devotion from this text, I walked away from the pool with the group when I realized Danielle was not with us. So, I returned to the pool and found her staring at the pool and crying. As I hugged her and asked what was wrong, she said, “Daddy, God spoke to me. He spoke to me right here and told me that I WAS THAT ONE – that he had come to HEAL ME, personally.” We stood at this location and cried together. We thanked God together because Jesus came to HEAL US – personally and to give us a BRAND NEW LIFE.
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