Jesus was in a house teaching the people, and the power of God was present to heal the sick. There were some men who had a paralyzed friend. They carried him on a mat to the house where Jesus was teaching. These men believed their friend was going to be healed that day. When they arrived the place was packed. They couldn't even get in the door, so they tried another approach. There were some stairs on the side of the house leading up to the roof, so they carried their friend up the stairs. Then they dug a hole through the roof large enough to put their friend through, and they lowered him down...right in front of Jesus. In all three accounts of this event, in the life and ministry of Jesus, it says the same thing. Jesus saw the faith of the friends and the paralytic was healed. It wasn't the faith of the Paralytic that blessed Jesus; it was the faith of the friends. And the Lord's response was one of love, salvation, and healing.
This story in the bible, of the paralytic being healed when Jesus saw the faith of his friends, should be very encouraging to all believers. This tells us that we can have a profound effect on the lives of others. Who are you believing for today? Is it an unsaved loved one, a sick friend, a rebellious child, or a spouse that has withdrawn from you emotionally? Don't stop believing that God has a plan of salvation, deliverance, and healing for that very situation. He sees your faith, and He loves the fact that you care for that person. Jesus is blessed that you share your faith with them, and that you pray for them. If the paralytic's friends had decided to just take him home when they saw the crowd, instead of pressing in and making a way to get their friend to Jesus, he would have never received his healing.
I believe that sometimes we are very close to the manifestation of the miracles we are believing for, when we give up. I believe that angels weep on many occasions because they are unable to carry out their instructions to deliver blessings to God's children, because we turn off our faith. It is like shutting off a water faucet when the life giving water is on its way through the hose. God has poured out a super-abundance of grace through His precious Son Jesus Christ. Receive it by faith for someone you love today. What you make happen for others God will make happen for you.
This story in the bible, of the paralytic being healed when Jesus saw the faith of his friends, should be very encouraging to all believers. This tells us that we can have a profound effect on the lives of others. Who are you believing for today? Is it an unsaved loved one, a sick friend, a rebellious child, or a spouse that has withdrawn from you emotionally? Don't stop believing that God has a plan of salvation, deliverance, and healing for that very situation. He sees your faith, and He loves the fact that you care for that person. Jesus is blessed that you share your faith with them, and that you pray for them. If the paralytic's friends had decided to just take him home when they saw the crowd, instead of pressing in and making a way to get their friend to Jesus, he would have never received his healing.
I believe that sometimes we are very close to the manifestation of the miracles we are believing for, when we give up. I believe that angels weep on many occasions because they are unable to carry out their instructions to deliver blessings to God's children, because we turn off our faith. It is like shutting off a water faucet when the life giving water is on its way through the hose. God has poured out a super-abundance of grace through His precious Son Jesus Christ. Receive it by faith for someone you love today. What you make happen for others God will make happen for you.
