That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty. Ecclesiastes 12:13
No matter what problem you have, you fix it by doing what God asks you to do.
We Partner with God.
Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? Proverbs 6:5-9
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. Isaiah 60:1
Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches. John 5:1-3
One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?” John 5:5-6
“I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me.” John 5:7
Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!” John 5:8
Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! John 5:9
Do you want to get well?
What move are you willing to make today to obey God and start to make those changes in your life?
Connection Group Discussion Questions
- How did this past week go for you? What was exciting?
- What challenges do you still face? Is there anything you need today?
- How would you describe your best “comfy” setting right now?
- Read Proverbs 6:5-9. In what ways have you been an “ant” these days? How have you been a “lazybones” (sluggard)?
- What activities are you participating in to keep you moving? How are you exercising your faith?
- Read John 5:1-9. Have you played the “victim” role in this current pandemic? How so?
- In what area(s) do you need to pray for God to move in your life? In what area(s) do you need to take action?
- Read Ecclesiastes 12:13. What next steps are you committing to take this week to obey God?
- How can your Connection Group pray for you this week?