Reading: Luke 5 and Genesis 9-10
Scripture: Like 5:24, But that you may know that the Son of
Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the man who was paralyzed—“I
say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.”
Observation: This is an interesting passage and I think the
reason this stood out to me was because one of the pastors I listen to had just
talked about this a few Sundays ago. The wording of this passage tells me that
when Jesus forgave his sins that is when he was healed because when he went to
tell him to get up it said “he said to the man who was paralyzed” meaning at that point he was whole and able to do
what Jesus told him to do.
Application: I know that I so many time look at my
brokenness and my inadequacies and think I can’t do this or that, even though
God called me to. When God calls us and places a direction onto our hears we
have to remember that we were made whole through the death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ and that we are healed from the inadequacies real or perceived.
God though the Holy Spirit will give us the strength to overcome and succeed in
the plans that he has for us.
Prayer: Lord, I thank you for healing me of my brokenness
and I thank you for the continued healing and growth you are doing in me each
day. Lord, I ask that you help me to open my eyes to the fact that I am healed
and I can do all things though you and that you will give me the strength to
overcome and defeat anything that comes before me. Bless all you read this and
may these words stretch and soften the hearts of all who encounter it.
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