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In this brief devotional clip, Paul Woodley recounts the biblical account of the man who had been lame for 38 years at the pool of Bethesda. He describes how Jesus approached the man, asked if he wanted to be healed, and then commanded him, "Pick up your mat and walk." Woodley highlights the immediate miracle of the man’s healing and notes the reaction of the religious Pharisees, who questioned why the man was walking with his mat, implying a concern with ritual purity or law rather than the miracle itself. The clip serves to emphasize faith, obedience to Christ’s word, and a subtle critique of legalistic religious attitudes.

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