You ever feel like you need to fix yourself before coming to God?
Like you need to clean things up first… get stronger… get it together… then come?
So you stay back.
You wait.
But what if that’s the exact opposite of what this moment shows?
Let’s see what the Scripture actually says.
“And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.”
Matthew 21:14 (KJV)
The blind and the lame came to him
They didn’t wait to be fixed first.
They came as they were.
Blind.
Lame.
Limited.
And they still came.
Do you see that?
No improvement beforehand. No preparation mentioned.
Just movement toward Him in their condition.
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
That invitation doesn’t come after you’re better.
It’s for when you’re not.
In the temple
This is where it gets even more important.
They came into the temple.
The place that was meant to represent God’s presence.
And right before this, Jesus had just cleared it out.
He drove out those buying and selling.
Why?
Because it had become something else.
But now… look what fills that space.
Not business.
Not noise.
Broken people.
And Jesus is right there with them.
Do you see the shift?
When everything else is removed… it makes room for real need to come in.
And he healed them
Simple again.
No resistance mentioned.
No delay described.
They came… and He responded.
That tells you something clear.
Their condition didn’t disqualify them.
It positioned them.
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart” (Psalm 34:18)
He draws near to that.
Not away from it.
What’s really happening here?
This isn’t just a healing moment.
It’s a reset.
The temple had been filled with the wrong things.
Jesus clears it.
And now the right people come in.
The ones who need Him.
And healing happens there.
That changes how you see access.
Because now it’s not about performance.
It’s about presence.
This connects across Scripture
You see this pattern again and again.
People come as they are… and God meets them there.
“Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” (John 6:37)
That’s consistent.
And even in the Old Testament, God made room for the broken.
“A broken and a contrite heart… thou wilt not despise.” (Psalm 51:17)
That hasn’t changed.
Let’s sit in this honestly
Because this is where it gets real.
You know your condition.
The thing that feels off.
The thing that isn’t working.
And part of you thinks… I’ll deal with this first, then I’ll come to God.
So you delay.
You hold back.
Is that what’s been happening?
Have you been waiting to improve before you approach Him?
What this is calling you into
This verse brings it back to something simple.
Come to Him.
Not later.
Now.
Not fixed.
As you are.
Because that’s exactly how they came.
And healing met them there.
Not somewhere else.
Right there.
“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.” (James 4:8)
That’s still true.
So when it comes down to it…
Are you waiting to get better before you come… or are you willing to come right now and let Him meet you there?
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