Luke 5: If You Say So…
Consider: Luke 5
We find Jesus teaching with some Pharisees sitting nearby. Apparently Jesus’ reputation had begun to spread so some guys brought a man on a mat so that Jesus would heal him.
As the story goes, the crowd was so thick that the men went up on the roof, tore it open and lowered the sick guy throw the new sky light.
First off, what an extreme amount of care for this sick man. We awesome they were friends of his… but any way you look at it they were intent on getting this man to Jesus.
What a challenge for us!
Secondly, it’s important to look at what Jesus did with this man: He both healed him AND forgave His sins. Jesus cares for both the heart AND the body. Interestingly enough, Jesus actually forgave the man’s sins before He healed his body. Jesus first and foremost wants our hearts!
It was then that Jesus turned and dealt with the hearts of the Pharisees.
They were not too happy that this man Jesus was forgiving people’s sins. “Who does He think He is…?” they questioned in verse 21.
And to show that Jesus had the authority to forgive sins, He turns to the lame man and heals him.
Jesus’ response is real and relevant and literally strikes to the heart. “Why do you question this…?”
This story can be applied to our lives in many different ways. But know this, Jesus’ desire is for everyone to come into relationship with Him. He wants our hearts. He also wants us to know that He not only cares for our hearts, but He also cares for our bodies.
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