BETHESDA

Bethesda: Healing at God's Appointed Places

What if the water was never the healer-
but only the place where the Healer chose to meet us?

For thirty-eight years, the man at the Pool of Bethesda waited.
He waited in a system that favored the fast, rewarded the strong, and forgot the weak.
He waited beside waters that stirred with promise-but never for him.
Until Mercy Himself arrived.

Bethesda: Healing at God's Appointed Places is a powerful exploration of every healing place in Scripture-Bethesda, Siloam, the Jordan, Gibeon, Isaac's wells, Hezekiah's pool, and more. Through historical insight, biblical symbolism, and Spirit-led revelation, this book uncovers the truth that God chooses places not for ritual, but for encounter.

Inside these pages, you will discover:

• Why Jesus chose that place, that man, and that moment to perform a Sabbath-breaking miracle

• The hidden symbolism of the five porches and the meaning behind 38 years of waiting

• Why the religious leaders never shut down Bethesda-revealing what they really believed

• The difference between God-appointed places and man-made systems

• How waiting becomes weight-and how Jesus lifts both

• The deeper meaning of wells, rivers, springs, and pools throughout Scripture

• How Jesus bypasses superstition, overturns broken systems, and reveals Himself as the true Living Water

From the ruins beneath St. Anne's Church to the stories of healing across Scripture, this book guides readers through the places where heaven touched earth-places where God chose to meet His people, restore them, and reveal His heart.

Perfect for personal healing, Bible study, reflection, and spiritual growth.

Includes:
Reflection questions
Symbol glossary of biblical waters
Scriptures for healing
A poetic closing blessing

For every reader who has waited at their own Bethesda-
their place of delay, disappointment, or unanswered prayers-
this book is a call to rise, take up what once carried you,
and walk forward into wholeness.

"If only you had known what kind of water I had." - Jesus