Pondering Questions God Asks in The Bible?


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Do You Want To Be Healed?

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John 5:6
The Context: In Jerusalem one day, Jesus visited the Sheep Gate pool where people with physical ailments gathered hoping to get into the water to be miraculously healed. Apparently only the first ones in the water got healed. Jesus approached a man who He knew had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

God Asks Us: When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?”

JNE: The question seems silly since the answer seems so very obvious. The man didn’t really answer the question but explained to Jesus that he had no one to help him get into the pool when the miraculous stirring began and when he finally struggled to get in someone else had beat him and the miraculous stirring stopped.
Could it be that God is very interested in not just the brief statement of our needs and desires but in the relationship that is built by our full description of them. God knows everything but He longs to have us share the details with Him. To God, and it should be with us, the relationship is even more important than the healing. The way I ask God for help reveals whether I selfishly want simple help, or, hopefully want His kind, powerful and present help. There is a difference. Try conversing with God about why you want His help. You may get a pleasant surprise.

WHY GOD ASKS QUESTIONS?

It is easy to read the Bible and see only stories and rules. Even if a person can see the Bible as a revelation of Who God is and what He is like it can be difficult to fully realize that in the Bible God invites us to the amazing adventure of an eternal and perfect relationship with Him.

How often do we wish we could ask God questions and have Him give us a plain answer? God, why did You let my father die? God, why am I not getting well? God, why aren’t my plans working? And the questions go on and on and on. The questions aren’t always doubting or complaining, but sometimes simply curiosity. I assume that it is a surprise to most of us that in the Bible God asks us more than 500 questions.

Why does God ask us questions? Surely if God is GOD He knows the answer to all His questions. God does not need us to inform Him of our circumstances, thoughts or motives. God’s questions are always in a context and the reason for them is to prompt us to think more seriously about our lives. So really, the reason God asks us questions is because He cares so much about us.

More than just seeking to probe what we know or think, God's questions can:
>> motivate our curiosity.
>> prompt us to reevaluate the way we think and behave.
>> help us see things from a different perspective.
>> help us dig deeper into really important issues.
>> help us discover what we truly believe.
>> demonstrate that God is dynamically interested in us.
God asks us questions because He wants us to grow.
How important are God’s questions to you?

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