Thank You for impediments!
“One day He was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present for Him to perform healing. And some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down in front of Him. But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles and with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.
Seeing their faith, He said ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven you.’ The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, ‘Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?’ But Jesus aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, ‘Why are you reasoning in your hearts? Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
“But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to gforgive sins,’ –He said to the paralytic – ‘I say to you, get up and pick up your stretcher and go home.’ Immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God. They were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God; and they were filed with fear, saying, ‘We have seen remarkable things today.’” Luke 5:17–26
There are days when everything seems to be difficult, to be working against you, when it would be easier to give up and give in. When those days come stop and pick up your Bible. Search for passages such as this one to remind you of how profound God’s love is for you. He is working through those challenges and difficulties to form you more into the image of His beloved Son Jesus Christ.
Why? So that others are attracted to those values and characteristics. In this way you have opportunities to fulfil His last command before ascending to Heaven (Matthew 28:18-20) …after He paid the price for your sins.
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Take care with love, especially His, from Darlene, who still prays for you each day.
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NOTES: I choose to believe the Bible because it's a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They reported supernatural events that took place before, of specific prophecies; and claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.
The Five Solas: Individuals are saved by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone, as revealed by Scripture alone to the glory of God alone!
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