On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal. And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus. And when he saw their faith, he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” (Luke 5:17-20 ESV)
This is one of those occasions where we look and listen and wonder if Jesus is really paying attention to us. These men obviously brought their friend to be healed, yet Jesus chooses to give him forgiveness. Is He ignoring us? Don't we often feel that way? Yet He is obviously NOT ignoring, not not listening. He sees deeper; He has better plans for us; He knows what we need and when we need it. We need to stay tuned... and see... and hear... the rest of the story.
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