What is the Lord doing?

In John 5:1-17, we read: "Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for a feast of the Jews. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, He asked him, ‘Do you want to get well?’ ‘Sir,’ the invalid replied, ‘I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.’ Then Jesus said to him, ‘Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.’ At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, and so the Jews said to the man 

who had been healed, ‘It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.’ But he replied, ‘The man who made me well said to me, "Pick up your mat and walk." ’ So they asked him, ‘Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?’ The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there. Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, ‘See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.’ The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him. Jesus said to them, ‘My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I, too, Am working.’ "

I have often been asked questions such as: "What is El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI all about?" "Why are thousands of people flocking to your prayer rallies, happily dancing and singing praises to the Lord despite the scorching heat of the sun or heavy rains?" "What moves them to attend the numerous El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI prayer rallies being held, even in the provinces and at odd hours?"

As I came across our Gospel today, I found the answer in verse 17, which reads, "My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I, too, Am working." I realized that this El Shaddai movement is a manifestation of God’s work, which shows that the Lord is really busy! He is always at work with everybody—24 hours a day!

I would like to share with you some of the things that the Lord is doing:

First, the Lord is busy knocking at the door of our hearts. In Revelation 3:20, the Lord says: "Here I Am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with Me." When we are faced with family problems, diseases, afflictions, financial crises and hopeless situations, Jesus is actually knocking at the door of our hearts.

Once, a lady came to me for some advice. With tears in her eyes, she told me, "A few months ago, I had debts amounting to P1-million. So I could pay for it, I asked the Lord to help me sell my house and lot for P3-million. In return, I promised to give Him 10% of the sale as my love offering. Praise the Lord, I was able to sell my house and lot for P3-million and settle all my debts! Then I realized that the 10% (P300,000) that I had promised the Lord was such a big amount, so I told myself that I would just give P30,000 instead. But still I did not give the P30,000. Soon after, I began to notice that my children, who had been so good all these years, became disobedient and disrespectful towards me. Now, I am deeply troubled with all my problems. And, worst, all that’s left of my money is P30,000. What shall I do, Bro. Mike?"

This is not the kind of life God intended for us! He states this clearly when He says, "...I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10).

In times of trouble and trial in our lives, just like this lady’s experience, the Lord knocks at the door of our hearts, inviting us, "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I Am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light" (Matthew 11:28-30).

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