Complete in Him

Many times in sports, you will hear a commentator describing a particular sports player. While explaining, they may refer to a hole missing in that player's skills. They may be an incredible scorer, but their defensive ability is greatly lacking. On some rare occasions, though, they refer to a player as the whole package. They've got everything they need to be an elite player. If most Christians were honest, we would say we are more like the first player than the latter. We feel like we have many holes in our Christian life. Many times, a great trial in our lives exposes our inabilities.

In John 5, we read of the impotent man whom Jesus healed. Verse six tells us Jesus' great question to this man. "Wilt thou be made whole?" Jesus asked this question, knowing he could heal the man, but wanted an answer. The man's response gives a tone of frustration and irritation. "Sir, I have no man." Jesus made that man whole that day. The Living Water healed this man as he lay near the pool of Bethesda. The Bible mentions the word "whole" in this passage six times. Friend, God wants to make you whole. He desires that you be made whole for whatever you face today.

The reality is that sometimes God does not heal a person of an infirmity. Paul is a prime example of this. After three requests, he determined that God's grace was sufficient for his issue. Many times in the last twelve years, I have asked God to heal my wife of her health issues. God is more than capable, but it may be His decision not to. Though you may not be made whole of your infirmity, God still wants you to be made whole. He wants you to be complete. Colossians 2:10 says, "And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:" You may have holes in your life, but in Christ, you can be complete. God wants you to make you whole! Our frail bodies and weaknesses do not match His strength and power. He can and will do what no other person can in your life. Though we may feel like the sports player with holes in his game, Christ wants to make you the whole package in Him. I challenge you with one final question, "Wilt thou be made whole?"