Jesus after crossing the other side of the lake, a paralyzed man was brought to Him and where He saw their faith, He said unto Him, your sins are forgiven.
This teaches us that some sickness are due sins and healing from such illness will only come after our sins are forgiven through repentance and faith.
The Scribes claimed that He blasphemed but Jesus seeing their thoughts asked them which was easier, to heal or to forgive; but that they may know He had power on earth to forgive He said unto the man to rise up and walk and When people saw that they glorified God.
It's amazing Jesus performed miracles in such a way that all Glory went to God. It's a challenge to us today. In our service to God and whatever God uses us to do anything, we can do it in a way it will not bring attention to us as 'the mighty servant of God' but all attention and glory will go to God.
Let's learn from Jesus
He went further and said to Mathew also called Leviwho was a tax collector, follow me. He wrote this book book and He wrote that Jesus was just eating in His house.
Luke writing the same incident in Luk 5:29 says that the Levi made A GREAT FEAST in his house. It's amazing these these bible characters are always seeking to hide behind the scenes themselves in whatever they do, and not to bring attention to themselves. Let us learn from them.
The Pharisees and scribes murmured again Jesus that He ate with sinners but He replied that those who are healthy don't need a doctor but only those who are sick. And He never came for the righteous but sinners to repentance.
Here we see that He equates those who are sick to sinners.
We can look it in another way; we see that He said that we are to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us and do good to them. Mat 5:44.
Those who hate us, who take advantage of us, who speak evil of us and persecute people are like sick people who are in ICU. If you go ICU and the patient there curses you and calls you all manner of evil and even threatens you, can you hate such a person? Definitely no. You will only have compassion on that person no matter how much they curse you or hate you or threaten you. He desires compassion not sacrifice. That's the secret. change your perspective and you will realise that Christ's commands to love our enemies and do good to them are not burdensome. 1John 5:3
The disciples of John came and asked why they fast but His disciples didn't and He answered that they cannot while the bridegroom is there but when He leaves they will.
He continues to say that no one patcheds new clothes in old garment or puts new wine in old wineskins.
In other words, the old way of doing right things and the new way of doing new things for example in fasting as mentioned in the context. Not doing it to be seen by men, or doing it legalistically, that is just to fulfill a duty and say I fasted today, or doing it just for the sake of doing or to get honour as the fasting machine but the new way of doing it is doing it for the glory of God alone and as a way to deepen your love with Christ and out of joy.
Jesus continued and someone came and knelt before Him asking Him to come raise his daughter from the dead.
This teaches us that if we go and humble ourselves before Christ, He will come. But if we are proud, He will turn deaf ear to our prayers.
A woman with the issue of blood said to herself that if she could only touch the hem of His garment she will be healed and Jesus said to her that her faith had made her well.
Inthe same way, God responds to faith; not your desires or God's ability for He can do many things, but it is faith that moves God's hand to action
The story of the two blind men teaches the same, ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH BE IT DONE UNTO YOU.
Here see also Jesus warning them not to publicize what He did. He was not seeking honour for Himself and His desire was that God be glorified in all that He did. Let's have the same attitude, that in whatever I do, I don't want honour for myself, only that God would be glorified.
He casted out a demon and the Pharisees said that He casted out by Beelzebuls power, but this time He ignored them and continued healing others.
In the same way, we need to learn to ignore those who criticise us as we seek to serve God, and continue serving.
He looking at the multudes, He had compassion on them for they were like sheep without a shepherd. He said to His disciples the harvest is plenty but labourers are few; He told them not to go and harvest but to pray the the Lord of the harvest will send more labourers in His vineyard.
Therefore the NEED IS NOT THE CALL TO GO, BUT ITS IS THE CALL TO PRAY. It is God who sends nd there is no use of going if you are not sent because you will lack empowerment if you do so
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