Most people know about the story of the healing of the lame man at the pool of Bethesda. Jesus healed one man then left. There was a multitude of people there hoping to be healed. Why didn’t Jesus heal them all? He wasn’t there to heal them all physically. He was there to plant a seed.
Jesus spent a fair amount of time in Jerusalem. He observed all of the rituals and regularly spoke in the temple.
Acts 3:2 And a man lame from birth was being carried, who they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple.(ESV)
This man saw Peter and John coming in for prayers. He asked them for alms. Rather than giving him money they healed him.
This man had lain by the gate every day for decades. That meant that Jesus had walked right by him at least once. Jesus never healed him. Why not?
Jesus knew that this man was going to be healed but that the fruit of the miracle would be that much richer because the timing was right.
Walking With Christ 
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