Luke 5:18-20 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the 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. When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
Faith is personal and ultimately each individual is responsible for his/her own acceptance or rejection of the Savior. However, in this scripture we see a group of men who knew who their paralyzed friend needed. We don’t have record of what the man thought about coming to Jesus initially, but we know it ended with him leaping and praising God. When Jesus saw the man, he did not comment on his faith, but the faith of his friends. We are sometimes called to be agents of faith in the lives of others. There are times God puts us in lives to be the ones who figure out how to get someone to Jesus. The men took an extra effort to get their friend to the Savior. Is there someone in your life you need to try another way to reach? Continue lifting lost and hurting souls up in prayer. But remember, it may take a bold move on you part to finally get them there.
Father, I know there are lost ones in my life who need You. I know there are hurting brothers and sisters in Christ who need their faith in You strengthened. Open my eyes to what You would have me do to be their agent of faith. Give me courage and insight to find another entrance for them. Amen
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