Faith Of Friends

Scripture: 1 – 2 Some days later when Jesus came back to Capernaum, people heard that Jesus was back in town and many gathered at the house where He was staying. Soon the crowd overflowed from the house into the streets, and still more people pressed forward to hear Jesus teaching the message of God’s kingdom. 3 Four men tried to bring a crippled friend to Him; 4 but since the crowd prevented their carrying him close enough to get Jesus’ attention, they climbed up onto the roof, opened a hole in it, and lowered the paralyzed man on his mat down to Jesus. 5 Jesus recognized the faith of these men. Jesus (to the paralyzed man) : Son, your sins are forgiven. (Mark 2:1-5 The Voice) The crippled man was unable to do much on his own, least of all get close to Jesus. But he had friends ​who cared and had faith. There can be times in our lives when we feel like there is not much we can do, and beyond that our faith can be at a low level. But if we have friends​ who believe; believe in what Jesus can do, and believe in us, we will have the help we need in our hour of confusion and discouragement. Father, thank You for the encouragement of this incident in Your Word. We all need the help and faith of others. Help me to be that friend to those ​who need a lift up, a word of encouragement, and my faith added to their faith. AMEN May the Lord our God show us His approval and make our efforts successful. Let our children and grandchildren see Your glory at work. Psalm 90
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