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NASB | Mark 2:5 And Jesus seeing their faith *said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], He said to the paralyzed man, "Son, your sins are forgiven." |
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Question (full): Are there comments on this daily devotional from www.forwardmovement.org TUESDAY, July 17 William White -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark 2:1-12. When Jesus saw their faith… They must have cared for him a lot, those four people. Imagine carrying, through a crowd, a pallet on which lay a helpless man. Imagine tearing a hole in a stranger's roof and lowering carefully this person who was so fragile and so cherished. Did the paralyzed man care? Was he filled with hope or did he just wish to be left alone? Had despair left him wasted in spirit, just as injury or illness had left him wasted in body? No matter. He had friends, and his friends carried him on their faith - faith strong enough to help in the working of a miracle. Sometimes we are strong and whole in our faith, convinced that doubt will never cloud our belief. Other times we are paralyzed with disbelief and despair; holding onto faith feels like trying to grasp fog. That's when it's nice to have a few faith-centered friends around, people who know that God is active in their lives and yours, people willing to lift you to Christ when you haven't the strength to put yourself there. In our Baptismal Covenant, we promise to be “faithful to the Apostles's teaching and fellowship.” That means being with other people of faith, having some friends who can remind us that we are loved by God. People we can lift up when paralysis threatens their faith. The journey to God is smoother with help from our friends. Ps 26, 28; 1 Samuel 19:1-18; Acts 12:1-17 --Link to On-line Bible --Return to FMP Home Page |
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wist ye not | ||
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Makarios | ||
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wist ye not | ||
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Makarios |