Matthew 9: 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven."
Jesus is in his prime during today's chapters. He does a lot of healing, but I chose the verse when he speaks to the men who carried the paralyzed man in. He heals this man, too, but not before the Pharisees intervene. They accuse Jesus of blasphemy for saying sins were forgiven. Jesus asks if it is harder to heal or to forgive. Then he heals the man. The crowd was impressed.
Forgiving sins was the heart of Jesus's ministry. I think that sometimes he must have gotten tired of all the healing requests. He couldn't heal every person in the area in the limited time he had, but he must have had so much pity on them. We pray for healing all the time too. All of us will die, but we want to save those we love. The Lord's Prayer was in yesterday's reading. Jesus never mentioned healing, but he emphasized forgiveness. We must forgive so that we can be forgiven.
Prayer: I take heart that my sins are forgiven. I try to forgive also. It's not always easy, and Satan knows how to raise my worry to make it even harder. Please make me more forgiving. Help me to see the good that You see when someone offends me.
Amen
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