“AND again Jesus entered into Capharnaum after some days. And it was heard that He was in the house, and many came together, so that there was no room; no, not even at the door; and He spoke to them the word. And they came to Him, bringing one sick of the palsy, who was carried by four. And when they could not offer him unto Jesus for the multitude, they uncovered the roof where Jesus was; and opening it, they let down the bed wherein the man sick of the palsy lay. And when Jesus had seen their faith, He saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee. And there were some of the scribes sitting there, and thinking in their hearts: Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins, but God only? Which Jesus presently knowing in His spirit, that they so thought within themselves, saith to them: Why think you these things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy bed, and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (He saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say to thee: Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house. And immediately he arose; and taking up his bed, went his way in the sight of all; so that all wondered and glorified God, saying: We never saw the like.”
My dearest beloved brethren, when the man sick of palsy was brought to Jesus, Jesus was happy with the faith He saw in them and Jesus said to the sick man with palsy: “Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.” This was spiritual healing that Jesus gave the man. Then after the scribes had issues with what Jesus said to the sick man they said that it was blasphemous for Jesus to forgive sins, for according to them, only God can forgive sins. They apparently didn’t understand that Jesus is Himself God the Son. Then Jesus read their minds and to let them know that He has power to forgive sins, Jesus turned to the man sick of palsy and said to him: “I say to thee: Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.” (Mk 2:11). The sick man was immediately healed of his palsy. This second healing is physical healing of the man’s infirmity. Jesus therefore first healed the man spiritually and finally He healed him physically.
People are spiritually sick when they are not at peace with God and when they’re living sinful lives and also when they’re possessed by evil spirits/demons.
When some people are sick, they seek for healing; they pray to God for healing. What people normally ask for is physical healing of the illness they are suffering from. But they don’t know that what they need first may be spiritual healing before the actual physical healing. Spiritual sickness is worse than physical sickness. If we are already spiritually sound and don’t need spiritual healing, our physical healing of our sickness is always complete and our sickness will go away totally. But if we are still spiritually sick and we are healed of our physical sickness, the spiritual sickness that lingers inside us will not allow us to be healed completely of our physical sickness.
I pray Lord to grant us the Grace to recognize our spiritual problems and to seek to be healed spiritually first, and then to be healed of our physical problems so that we will be made whole, in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
You’re a compassionate person; you’re a true friend of
many people and they see you so because you will deny yourself of so many things in order to help others and make them more comfortable, dear clear minded and compassionate God’s people.
The man who was sick of palsy was a very lucky man. Lucky in the sense that he has friends, good friends who truly cared for him. These his 4 friends were determined to make sure their sick friend with palsy was seen by Jesus and believed that if only Jesus could see their sick friend, he would be healed of his palsy.
Look at how painstaking they were that when there was no space for them to pass through, they decided to carry their sick friend on the bed he was in, and climbed up and opened the roof of the building and dropped their sick friend down to where Jesus was. They succeeded and Jesus did heal the man sick of palsy. The fact is that this man sick of palsy wouldn’t have been healed were it not for the perseverance and determination of his friends who carried him to Jesus. Most importantly, he was healed because of the love they had for him and the friendship they all shared among themselves and with the man sick of palsy.
We need one another to survive in this world but that survival hinges on the sacrifices we make for others and the sacrifices others make for us. Good friends will promote our healing and our survival, but enemies and unserious people who fake friendship with us, will work for our downfall.
I pray Lord to grant us the Grace of love of God and love of humanity, and the Grace for us to make and have true dedicated friends who are ready to sacrifice all for us as we are also willing and ready to sacrifice all for them, today and everyday of our lives, in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I pray. Amen.
Be courageous and fearless in the Lord; for God is with you. You’re blessed; remain blessed!!!
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