We have been discussing the healing of the man by the pool of Bethesda found in John 5:1-14. After healing the man, Jesus later tells him, "See, you have been made well. Sin no more lest a worse thing come upon you" (John 5:24).
Not all sicknesses come from sin, but some do. James writes, "And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your faults to one another that you may be healed" (James 5:15-16).
Scripture never tells us to condemn someone who is sick or to judge them or to say they have sinned. It does not say that all sickness is from sin. It does however, indicate that the one who is sick is to examine his own heart. If your illness is connected to a sin, God will reveal that to you.
If you have searched your heart and asked God to reveal anything between you and him yet nothing comes to your mind, then rest in the Lord. If something does come to mind. Repent. Stop practicing that sin. Then look for God's healing.
