CONSISTENT & PERSISTENT
READ: John 5:1-13
When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, wilt thou be made whole? :- John 5:6
Some miracles are overdue. Some miracles have taken a long time to arrive. The story of the man by the Pool of Bethesda is an example of an overdue miracle. Today marks the end of the wait for your overdue miracles.
The story of the healing by the Pool of Bethesda also illustrates the effects of not stirring up the gift of God with faith, aggression and speed. This man had been lying by the pool for thirty-eight years. Thirty-eight years is a very long time to wait for a miracle.
God’s power can work in your life even when you do not stir it up through faith, aggression and speed. People who do not use the necessary aggression, speed and faith also have the power of God working in their lives. Faithfulness and being constant is a powerful trait that brings about the manifestation of the power of God.
There are times you have to appoint people not because of their dynamism, their aggression or even their obedience. There are times you must look only at their faithfulness, consistency and persistence in the things of God. Perhaps the Lord looked on the thirty-eight years of this man’s unwavering presence and decided to reward him.
Look around you and see the faithful people who have served without shifting or deviating. Many years of constant service, without disloyalty, also stirs up the power of God.