February 17
(Luke 5:17-26) "One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick. {18} Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. {19} 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. {20} When Jesus saw their faith, he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."
You find out who your real friends are when you experience adversity. This man knew who his friends were. He was paralyzed. There were no wheelchairs, no handicapped accessibility laws, no spinal surgeons, and no miracle drugs. He was unable to help himself. His pride had been drained. He had run out of options. But he got by with a little help from his friends. They literally carried him through. They came together for his benefit. They took time off work and took the risk of approaching Jesus. And when Jesus saw their faith, he was moved to heal their paralyzed friend. Do you have a faith that brings people to Jesus? Do you have a faith that is willing to take risks? Are you believing God for anything that takes more than just hard work to accomplish? Are you attempting some things that will fail unless God steps in? If we only act in the realm of the possible, how can we ever glorify God? -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day
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