Jesus Heals the Paralytic

"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.
Then behold, men brought on a bed a man
who was paralyzed whom they sought to
bring in and lay before Him.
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.
When He saw their faith, He said to him,
'Man, your sins are forgiven you.'
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to
reason, saying, 'Who is this who speaks
blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God
alone?
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts,
He answered and said to them, "Why are
you reasoning in your hearts? Which is
easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you'
or to say, 'Rise up and walk'?
But that you may know that the Son of
Man has power on earth to forgive sins,
He said to the man who was paralyzed, 'I
say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go
to your house.
Immediately he rose up before them, took
up what he had been lying on and departed
to his own house, glorifying God.
And they were all amazed and they glorified
God and were filled with fear, saying, 'We
have seen strange things today!"
.........Luke 5:17-26

"Bless the Lord, O my soul and forget not
all His benefits:
Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases"
.........Psalm 103:2-3

Jesus was free to heal the man of his
paralyzes because He had authority to
forgive the man of his sins.

Sin is no longer a hindrance to healing
because Jesus died to forgive sins and to
heal.

LORD,
Thank You for forgiving our sins!
Thank You for healing us!
.........In the name of Jesus!