Luke 5:18-20
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man
18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to Jesus, 19 but they couldn’t reach him because of the crowd. So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd, right in front of Jesus. 20 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.”
Jesus saw the obvious. Jesus saw the act of faith of the paralyzed man’s friends.
Jesus saw the man’s twisted, useless body.
But more, Jesus saw what He sees in each of us. He sees that which separates us from Him. He sees sin.
Beyond the preaching … teaching … the working of miracles … Jesus’ focus is on His purpose for coming … to heal our sin-sick souls.
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