2 - Miraculous Power
Luke 5:
17. Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were
Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every
town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present
to heal them.
18. Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed. And they
sought to bring him (the paralytic) in and lay him before Him (Jesus).
19. And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the
crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through
the tiling into the midst before Jesus.
NKJV
This was a case in which actions spoke louder than words.
What did the actions of these four men shout?
"Jesus! We need You to heal our friend! And we'll do anything to make this possible!"
Can you imagine the commotion their actions caused?
First, they tried getting the stretcher to the house-door. They probably
disturbed all the people outside who were listening to Jesus' teaching.
Those people probably got irritated and pushed them away, causing more
disturbance!
Having got nowhere with that, one of the four had the bright idea to dig
through the roof. That caused more commotion, since bits of clay roof began
dropping on the people inside the house, making them uncomfortable!
Then there was the owner of the house to consider. His property was being
damaged and he would be out in the weather until the roof was replaced!
Maybe he was thinking that having Jesus as a guest may not have been
such a good idea after all!
But the four friends had chosen the right day to bring their friend to
Jesus. We know this because Luke, the writer, tells us that "the power
of the Lord was present to heal them."
What does that mean?
It means that before the paralytic and his friends had even arrived, there
was a special miraculous power welling up inside the life of Jesus that day.
Anyone who needed a miraculous touch from God could have received it that day.
It was a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
Sometimes in the lives of servants of God, "the power of the Lord is present
to heal" those around them in the service.
Will you be in God's house at the right time for your miraculous touch?
Prayer:
Father, help me to be in Your house, among Your people, being taught Your
word, so that when Your miraculous power is present, I will receive the
miracle I need from You,
in Jesus' name I pray,
Amen.
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See you tomorrow, God willing, and be blessed in all you do today!
Sol Wise.
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