Mar 2:4 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. And when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.
Four men brought a paralytic man to Jesus. The man and his friends had a strong persuasion that Christ was clothed by divine power and could heal him. Because of the big multitude, there was no longer any room around the door.
As the grievousness of the disease was, so was the greatness of their faith. They literary ” unroofed the roof” and lowered him down. When Jesus saw the faith of the friends as well as that of the paralytic, he did more than they expected. They desired only the healing of the body but Jesus healed both the body and the soul.
Strong faith is innovative. It works variously, conquering the objections of reason and sometimes sense. The man arose out of his bed ; perfectly well, he took his bed and went forth before them all and they were all amazed!
Matt 17:20 …”for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
Further readings:
Mrk 5:25-34
Luk 18:35-43
Acts 6:8
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