Healing a Rabbi at The Pool – Reminder

“Sometime later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” John 5:1-6 (NIV)

I love water, and I believe water is alive. When I’m in the water, I pray. I believe all water connects to our Lord Jesus Christ because He is the source, the Living Water.

I used to do laps swim in a Jewish community center in the morning before going to work. This was before I moved to another city in 2020. I knew a fellow who was also there to swim, and he knew many people. I learned he was a rabbi of the center. We became friends. He knew I was a Christian, and we often shared some scripture. He was surprised that I was familiar with their Torah and Tanak, which is the Old Testament of our Bible.

After not seeing him for a while, I saw him one day, and he looked unwell. His appearance showed visible symptoms of sickness. After some prayers in the water, I approached him and asked if I could pray for him. It could be unusual for a Christian to pray for a rabbi, but he said yes and told me that he was having health issues and a fear of cancer. We agreed to meet in the lobby after swimming.

It was early morning, so we went to an empty classroom where no one could see us. I asked him to sit down so I could lay my right hand on top of his head.

“ I don’t believe in Jesus. Is that okay?” He said.

“ Do you want to be healed?” I said.

“ Yes”, he said.

I prayed in the name and authority of our Lord Jesus Christ to cast out the evil spirits causing his sickness and thanked our Lord for His faithfulness.

The rabbi thanked me and hugged me. 

Two weeks later, I saw him again in the dressing room. I had never seen a smile so big. He came running toward me and yelling:

“The prayer worked! The prayer worked!”

I’m in awe that our Lord Jesus Christ always works in mysterious ways.

Guess what? There was a second prayer.

This second prayer was for his struggles with family and work.

This time, it was in an empty gym.

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