Do you want to be made well? We would say yes, absolutely, but do we, do we really?

How strange indeed to ask a cripple if they want to be made well. This seems like a no-brainer. Of course, he wants to be made well. Wouldn't you want to be made well if you were crippled or had some sort of debilitating infirmity? It seems like such a silly question, yet, here is our Jesus, asking this man the question - does He want to be healed? Such a question may seem strange or even a little silly to you or me, but to our all-knowing Lord, it is a very sound and pertinent question. Is He testing this man's faith?