"God, The Giver Of Full Life"

God, the Giver of Full Life

When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” Luke 19:20

Sometimes I find it hard to ask someone for help. I’m not sure if it’s my pride to be independent or my fear of being a burden that gets in the way, but I know there have been times in my life when asking someone for something would have eased the burden I was carrying.

Here in Luke 5 is a wonderful story about someone seeking help. A paralyzed man, with some of his friends, heard that Jesus was teaching at a neighbor’s house.

The man and his friends knew of Jesus’ ability to heal, so the friends found an unusual way to carry the man to meet Jesus, in the hope that he could be healed.

In Jesus’ response, He doesn’t mention their hard work and bravery to bring the man to him for healing.
Instead, he first commends the man for his faith and forgives his sin.

What I’ve learned here is that the friends of the paralyzed man deeply loved him and wanted him to experience the fullness of life.

And Jesus wanted the man, along with his friends, to experience the fullness of life, not only here on Earth, but most importantly He wants us to have the fullness of in his kingdom forever.

This is a story about someone who was seeking help in this life and receives even more—the amazing fullness of the life to come. Eternal Life in God’s Kingdom!