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How Much Longer? – Day 2

The paralyzed man had been waiting in the same condition for 38 years. Thirty-eight years of his life went by between routine, excuses, and misplaced hope.

Jesus looked at him and asked: “Do you want to get well?” With that question, He was really saying, “How much longer will you keep waiting here? I have something new for you.”

How many years of our lives go by, trapped in the same things—a sin we won’t confront, a project we never start, a pain we don’t let go of? Paul reminds us:

“Making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.”
(Ephesians 5:16, NIV)

And God Himself declares:

“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?”
(Isaiah 43:19, NIV)

In daily life, this is like having a car engine running with the handbrake still on—the motor roars, but it doesn’t move. That’s how we often live: wasting energy, stuck in place.

Today, Jesus says to you: stop losing years in the same place. It’s time to rise up and walk into the new things He has prepared for you.

Talk with God and open your heart:

Father, I don’t want to waste more years in excuses or fear. Help me make the most of every day You give me, and to believe You can do something new in my life. Amen.

Think about this:
• What areas of your life do you feel have been left on pause?
• What steps can you take today to move forward in God’s purpose?

Coming up on Day 3: God Is the Way Out
Tomorrow, we’ll see how Jesus breaks through our excuses and invites us to trust Him as the true way out.