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Read Mark 2:1-12 NKJV
Learning to Walk
The goal of every parent for their infant children is for them to be able to walk on their own. So it is, when the child is able to hold themselves upright, the parents begin to hold them up with the baby’s feet dangling, then they sit them in walkers so their feet can touch the ground and the child begins using their feet to propel themselves in the walker. This action strengthens the muscles and the bones in their legs. The repeated action develops a memory in the nerves and muscles, so as the child grows, the action of either crawling, holding hands up, and walking becomes second nature, allowing the child to crawl, lift itself up, walk and run.
However, what was it like for the paralytic? He had to rely on friends to carry him wherever he wanted to go. Obviously, this man was what would be deemed in today’s language a “complete quadriplegic”. No hope of him even crawling someplace, as it appears his nerves were so damaged, all muscle/nerve memory was gone. Then came Jesus.
The Faith of our Friends
His friends heard Jesus was back in town and they picked him up and carried him to the house where Jesus was teaching. His friends believed Jesus would heal him. But where was his faith? Just like a young child, whose parents have faith they will walk, so this man’s friends had the faith to carry him to Jesus, literally, for healing.
What about you? How is your faith? Do you have faith enough to “carry” a friend to Jesus for healing, or better yet, salvation? In this Scripture, Jesus first saw the faith of the paralytic’s friends, then He forgave the paralytic his sins, after which he was told to get up and walk.
As followers and believers of Jesus, we are called to minister in many ways. And in that calling, it is essential we hold fast to our faith in Jesus, believing He has strengthened us to “carry” our friends to Him, or to perform any other task we are called to do.
Prayer
Lord Jesus. Thank you for granting us faith to follow You wherever You lead and to perform whatever You lay upon our hearts to do; for Your glory, amen.
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-mark-2-faith-of-our-friends/
Learning to Walk
The goal of every parent for their infant children is for them to be able to walk on their own. So it is, when the child is able to hold themselves upright, the parents begin to hold them up with the baby’s feet dangling, then they sit them in walkers so their feet can touch the ground and the child begins using their feet to propel themselves in the walker. This action strengthens the muscles and the bones in their legs. The repeated action develops a memory in the nerves and muscles, so as the child grows, the action of either crawling, holding hands up, and walking becomes second nature, allowing the child to crawl, lift itself up, walk and run.
However, what was it like for the paralytic? He had to rely on friends to carry him wherever he wanted to go. Obviously, this man was what would be deemed in today’s language a “complete quadriplegic”. No hope of him even crawling someplace, as it appears his nerves were so damaged, all muscle/nerve memory was gone. Then came Jesus.
The Faith of our Friends
His friends heard Jesus was back in town and they picked him up and carried him to the house where Jesus was teaching. His friends believed Jesus would heal him. But where was his faith? Just like a young child, whose parents have faith they will walk, so this man’s friends had the faith to carry him to Jesus, literally, for healing.
What about you? How is your faith? Do you have faith enough to “carry” a friend to Jesus for healing, or better yet, salvation? In this Scripture, Jesus first saw the faith of the paralytic’s friends, then He forgave the paralytic his sins, after which he was told to get up and walk.
As followers and believers of Jesus, we are called to minister in many ways. And in that calling, it is essential we hold fast to our faith in Jesus, believing He has strengthened us to “carry” our friends to Him, or to perform any other task we are called to do.
Prayer
Lord Jesus. Thank you for granting us faith to follow You wherever You lead and to perform whatever You lay upon our hearts to do; for Your glory, amen.
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-mark-2-faith-of-our-friends/
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By DevotableRead Mark 2:1-12 NKJV
Learning to Walk
The goal of every parent for their infant children is for them to be able to walk on their own. So it is, when the child is able to hold themselves upright, the parents begin to hold them up with the baby’s feet dangling, then they sit them in walkers so their feet can touch the ground and the child begins using their feet to propel themselves in the walker. This action strengthens the muscles and the bones in their legs. The repeated action develops a memory in the nerves and muscles, so as the child grows, the action of either crawling, holding hands up, and walking becomes second nature, allowing the child to crawl, lift itself up, walk and run.
However, what was it like for the paralytic? He had to rely on friends to carry him wherever he wanted to go. Obviously, this man was what would be deemed in today’s language a “complete quadriplegic”. No hope of him even crawling someplace, as it appears his nerves were so damaged, all muscle/nerve memory was gone. Then came Jesus.
The Faith of our Friends
His friends heard Jesus was back in town and they picked him up and carried him to the house where Jesus was teaching. His friends believed Jesus would heal him. But where was his faith? Just like a young child, whose parents have faith they will walk, so this man’s friends had the faith to carry him to Jesus, literally, for healing.
What about you? How is your faith? Do you have faith enough to “carry” a friend to Jesus for healing, or better yet, salvation? In this Scripture, Jesus first saw the faith of the paralytic’s friends, then He forgave the paralytic his sins, after which he was told to get up and walk.
As followers and believers of Jesus, we are called to minister in many ways. And in that calling, it is essential we hold fast to our faith in Jesus, believing He has strengthened us to “carry” our friends to Him, or to perform any other task we are called to do.
Prayer
Lord Jesus. Thank you for granting us faith to follow You wherever You lead and to perform whatever You lay upon our hearts to do; for Your glory, amen.
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-mark-2-faith-of-our-friends/
Learning to Walk
The goal of every parent for their infant children is for them to be able to walk on their own. So it is, when the child is able to hold themselves upright, the parents begin to hold them up with the baby’s feet dangling, then they sit them in walkers so their feet can touch the ground and the child begins using their feet to propel themselves in the walker. This action strengthens the muscles and the bones in their legs. The repeated action develops a memory in the nerves and muscles, so as the child grows, the action of either crawling, holding hands up, and walking becomes second nature, allowing the child to crawl, lift itself up, walk and run.
However, what was it like for the paralytic? He had to rely on friends to carry him wherever he wanted to go. Obviously, this man was what would be deemed in today’s language a “complete quadriplegic”. No hope of him even crawling someplace, as it appears his nerves were so damaged, all muscle/nerve memory was gone. Then came Jesus.
The Faith of our Friends
His friends heard Jesus was back in town and they picked him up and carried him to the house where Jesus was teaching. His friends believed Jesus would heal him. But where was his faith? Just like a young child, whose parents have faith they will walk, so this man’s friends had the faith to carry him to Jesus, literally, for healing.
What about you? How is your faith? Do you have faith enough to “carry” a friend to Jesus for healing, or better yet, salvation? In this Scripture, Jesus first saw the faith of the paralytic’s friends, then He forgave the paralytic his sins, after which he was told to get up and walk.
As followers and believers of Jesus, we are called to minister in many ways. And in that calling, it is essential we hold fast to our faith in Jesus, believing He has strengthened us to “carry” our friends to Him, or to perform any other task we are called to do.
Prayer
Lord Jesus. Thank you for granting us faith to follow You wherever You lead and to perform whatever You lay upon our hearts to do; for Your glory, amen.
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-mark-2-faith-of-our-friends/