Andrew Wommack Devotional 15 March 2024 – Faith That Is Seen
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Topic: Faith That Is Seen
Mark 2:5, ‘When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.’
MATTHEW 9: 1-8, MARK 2: 1-12, LUKE 5: 17-26
Faith can be seen. As Jesus explained to Nicodemus in John 3:8, faith is like the wind. Faith itself is invisible, but saving faith is always accompanied by corresponding actions, which can be seen (Jas. 2:17-26).
It was not only the faith of the paralytic that Jesus saw but also that of his four friends (Mk. 2:3). This demonstrates the effect our intercession in faith can have upon others. Jesus saw their faith. However, although our faith released on behalf of others is powerful, it is not a substitute for their faith. It is simply a help. To receive the miracle, the person must also have some degree of faith. Even Jesus could not produce healing in those who would not believe (Mk. 6:5-6). In this instance, it is evident that the paralytic himself also had faith because he was not resistant to the four who brought him, and he got up and obeyed Jesus’ command (v. 7) without being helped.
Why did Jesus minister forgiveness of sins to this man instead of meeting his apparent need for healing? God is more concerned with a man’s spiritual health than his physical health. Or, Jesus, through a word of knowledge, may have perceived that the real heart-cry of this man was to be reconciled to God. In some instances (not all – Jn. 9:2-3), sickness directly resulted from sin. Therefore, Jesus would be dealing with the very root of the paralysis. Whether or not this man’s paralysis was a direct result of sin, sin in our life (that has not been forgiven) will allow Satan to keep us in his bondage. Through Jesus forgiving this man’s sins, the paralytic was free to receive all the blessings of God, which certainly included healing.
Jesus is making the point that both forgiveness of sins and the healing of the paralytic are humanly impossible. If Jesus could do one of these things, He could do the other. He then healed the paralytic, showing He had the authority to forgive sins. In Jesus’ day, the people were more inclined to accept His willingness to heal than to take His forgiveness of sins without keeping the law. Today, the church world accepts forgiveness of sins but doubts His desire to heal. They were never meant to be separated. Believe and receive all God has for you today.
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