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3. Taking God off auto pilot

The question Jesus asks at Bethesda is the same one we still avoid: Do you want to get well? In this devotional on John 5:1–9, we explore why that question is more confronting than comforting—and why the man at the pool may be more like us than we want to admit. Through the story of a man disabled for 38 years, Elly reflects on how Jesus sees people in their pain and connects the Bethesda story to Hagar’s encounter with Adonai El Roi, the God who sees. Along the way, she considers how fear and excuses can keep us stuck, and why healing can mean taking God off autopilot and boldly trusting him…

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