They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.
Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd,
they opened up the roof above him.
After they had broken through,
they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying.When Jesus saw their faith, he said to him,
"Child, your sins are forgiven."
Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd,
they opened up the roof above him.
After they had broken through,
they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying.When Jesus saw their faith, he said to him,
"Child, your sins are forgiven."
How blessed the paralytic man is – having friends who will go the extra mile for him, having friends with such faith. These men did not stop at the first challenge – having a lot of people standing between them and Jesus. Again, Jesus honours their faith when he saw it. He healed the paralytic man. It’s interesting to note that Jesus did not heal the man of his paralysis at once. Jesus first healed the man from the inside by forgiving his sins…then he healed him of his paralysis. In the end, God was glorified in all of this.
How far will you go? When faced with challenges, do you give up, or are you persistent in faith, knowing that God can do anything? What kind of friend are you? Do you bring others to Christ? What kind of friends do you keep? Do you have faith that God can heal all the areas of your life?
May we all work towards being like the four men, who will not stop at anything to get to Jesus and bring others to Him… and may we have faith in Jesus, in his love for us, and his power which can heal all the areas of our life.
God bless!
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