October 26, 2023
PICK UP YOUR MAT AND WALK
Isaac Tindi
MMM Field Officer, Zambia
"After this Jesus went to Jerusalem for a religious festival. Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem was a pool with five porches; in Hebrew it is called Bethzatha. A large crowd of sick people were lying on the porches -the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed. A man was there who had been sick for such a long time; so he asked him, do you want to get well? The sick man answered, “Sir, I don’t have any one herewith to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am trying to get in, somebody else gets there first.” Jesus said to him, “ Get up, pick your mat, and walk.” Immediately the man got well; he picked up his mat and started walking.” - John 5:1-8
n life we at times believe nothing can better our lives, we believe we are poverty- stricken for life. There are communities that need safe drinking water but they don’t have the where abouts; who does what at an appointed time. For 38 solid years, this man was lying on the porches, when asked if he wants to get well, he expressed ignorance.
People need safe drinking water and know that MMM through its African partners render the service, but they aren’t requesting. We need to explain to them, thereafter ask them if they need the well.
Tell them to take a step and move.
Application Question: How can we encourage others?
Prayer: Lord, help us encourage one another to pick up our mats and walk. No situation is permanent. Amen
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