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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Faithful Friends
Some people brought a paralyzed (crippled) man to Jesus. Four
men were carrying the paralyzed man. But they could not bring
the man to Jesus because the house was full of people. So the
men went to the roof above Jesus and made a hole in the roof.
Then they lowered the mat with the paralyzed man on it. Jesus
saw that these men had much faith. So Jesus said to the
paralyzed man, "Young man, your sins are forgiven."
-- Mark 2:3-5 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Notice what is the basis of this miracle. "Seeing THEIR faith ..." The
four men were the ones who helped make this miracle possible. It wasn't
just their willingness to help the man, but it was their faith that if
they got their friend to Jesus then the Lord would do great things for
him. They were right. The question, however, is whether or not we will
be so bold in our faith with our friends.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father, please strengthen my faith and use me to bring those who are
broken, lost, and hurting to experience the gracious and powerful gift
of your Son's love. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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