Encouragement

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Mark 2:3-5

3Some men came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. 4Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on. 5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."

The passage before us today is an interesting one. Jesus was in Capernaum and was preaching. A large crowd had already gathered there. It is at this time, some thing remarkable happened there. Four men carried a paralytic to be healed by Jesus. As they could not make their way to Him, they opened up the roof and lowered the paralytic to Jesus, and He healed him and forgave his sins.

There is a great encouragement for us while we study this passage. Many of us are spiritually paralysed at times. There is always a valley in our spiritual life, when we feel lonely, desperate, worthless and exhausted. The very existence becomes a question for us. God seems far distant and unreachable. It is at this point of our lives that God expects us to be lifted up by our fellow believers. Christian life is a life lived along with the community. It is not an isolated life.

God expects every one to help others spiritually. There will be times in each one's life where they need the help of others. We need to reach out for help from other believers. God honors when others plead for us. That is why we are all one body in Christ. We need to balance each other. We are all one family with Jesus Christ as the head. This gives a great comfort to all who feel lonely. Every one around the world go through such feelings.

Let us be people who care for the well being of others. Let us all be united in the spirit of Christ and be sensitive to the need of the fellow believers. It would be a great blessing if we live together and support each other in Christ. Remember that "Christian life is not a life lived in isolation".

By Brucelin Kithion
http://seeklifepurpose.blogspot.com/

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