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Today's reading: John 5-6

"Jesus told him, Stand up, pick up your sleeping mat and walk!" John 5:8 NLT

That's what the man heard.

Maybe he felt some special tingling in his legs and feet. Maybe he immediately felt some strength come to his legs that he hadn't felt in over thirty years.

Maybe nothing felt different, at all.

"Instantly, the man was healed!.." John 5:9a NLT

"..He rolled up the mat and began walking!.." John 5:9b NLT

If I had a big arrow image I could copy and past at this moment, I'd place it right in between Part A and Part B of this verse.

We'll call it, Part Y.

Would it have said...

The lame man wiggled his toes?

The lame man immediately looked around to see who else had heard what he had heard?

The lame man threw back the corners of his robe to see if his legs looked any different?

The lame man immediately began regaling Jesus with every medical issue he had, along with doctors' diagnoses and treatment plans he had been involved in?

The lame man looked straight at Jesus, cocked his head and gave a 'Yeah, right.' look?

The lame man, broken and worn out from hoping, couldn't even raise his head to look at who was speaking to him?

The lame man's eyes sparkled with anticipation?

The lame man's mouth began to curve into a smile?

Truth is, it doesn't say anything between Jesus speaking, instant healing and the lame man walking.

Jesus spoke. A miracle happened. The man claimed what was his and gained abundant life.

Would I have done the same?