Suddenly, in the midst of the expectant crowd, a disturbance began, “Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and tried to take him into a house to lay him
before Jesus. When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd,
they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the
middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus” (Luke 5:18 & 19).

How those four loved their friend! Their love overcame major obstacles. They
would not be put off by the unyielding crowd. They ignored the judgments of those around them. Perhaps the paralyzed man was a beloved brother or uncle or father. Or maybe he was simply a neighbor with whom they had grown up with. One thing is certain, they cared about him, and their love was the first reason for the deliverance he was about to experience. This is how it was and is with God too, for God so loved the world that He made the ultimate sacrifice for us
(John 3:16).

He dug, so to speak, through the roof of the world and lowered his Son down so
Jesus could die for our sins. In our own lives, our family and friends will very likely not know the healing touch of Christ unless we have the kind of love that rips open roofs, so to speak. If we truly love those around us, we will pray regularly and fervently for their salvation. We will risk being judged as fools in
our efforts to win them to Christ. If we are not praying, if we are not prying open any roofs, and bringing our family and friends to Jesus, do we really love them?