"Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven." — Matthew 9:2
Isn’t the need healing? Hasn’t this man spent his whole life paralyzed? Haven’t his friends just lowered him through a hole in the roof? (Mark 2, Luke 5) Why is Jesus talking about sins?
Three lessons:
(1) Jesus is economical. He not only heals, but uses the occasion to show His authority to forgive sins.
(2) Jesus is the solution to all our problems. Stop and think of the three things that are bugging you the most right now. Jesus is the solution to all of them.
(3) Jesus always gives us more than what we ask for. The paralytic asked for healing. Jesus gave him eternal health.
Be encouraged!
Dwight
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