## Title: No Victims Allowed ## Scripture: (John 5:7-8) The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up. While I am trying to get into the water, someone else goes down there before me.” Jesus said to him, “Stand up! Pick up your mat and walk.” (NET) ## Observation: This poor guy was so used to being disabled that he no longer thought of himself as able to do anything without the mercy of others. Jesus challenged this by telling him, “Stand up.” The first thing Jesus did was not speak to his disability, but to his ability. God has given us all we need to do all He has called us to do. If He tells us to do something, He gives us the power to accomplish it.  ## Application: Read God’s Word and see all He has empowered us to already do. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for giving us all we need to overcome in this life.