And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Son, your sins are forgiven.-Mark 2:5 (NASB) Jesus could have spent his entire life healing all that were physically sick or maimed .. demon possessed or leprous and He could have fed the multitudes daily with bread and fish.. manna and quail until physical illness and bodily hunger was eradicated – but Jesus had come for a greater purpose than satisfying man’s physical needs. Jesus had come to turn men from sin and unbelief back to God. He had been sent to feed the multitudes with spiritual food and to give light and life – and to give it more abundantly. Jesus had come to call Israel to repentance and to save the spiritually dead race of humanity, from their sins – a gift of grace for whosoever would believe on His name. When Jesus looked at this paralysed man He knew that sin was the critical issue in his life. Indeed forgiveness of sins is the crucial matter for all people – and so Jesus said to the man: son, your sins are forgiven you. Sin in the life of all men is like a creeping paralysis while God’s forgiveness is akin to having health restored. The faith of the four men who brought their friend to Jesus for physical healing must have blessed the Lord, but they all had to learn a deeper spiritual lesson .. that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins to those who believe on His name - a lesson that has eternal consequences.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 12:14:40 +0000
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