WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR A FRIEND?
Today we read=in MARK=
About the HEALING of
A paralyzed man
In Capernaum
“They gathered in
Such large numbers
That there was NO ROOM left
NOT even outside the door
And he preached the word
To them” Mark 2:2
The paralyzed man
WANTED to hear Jesus
He wanted to be HEALED=
But he couldn't get to Jesus
WAIT till you HEAR
What his FRIENDS did for him
The COURAGE OF FRIENDS=
The loyalty of friends
“Some men came
BRINGING to him
A PARALYZED MAN
Carried by four of them
Since they
Could not get him
To Jesus
Because of the crowd
They made an opening
In the roof above Jesus
By DIGGING through it
And then lowered
The mat-
The man
Was laying on” Mark 2:3-4
What COURAGE those four
People had for
THEIR FRIEND=what loyalty
They must have LOVED
The paralyzed man
Very much
Would you=would I
Go to those extremes
For a friend?
What kind of FRIEND
Are you to your friends?
Would you go to the wall
For them?
HOW MUCH would you do
For them?
It takes COURAGE to be
In a lasting-
Loving relationship with SOMEONE
“Be strong and COURAGEOUS=
Do not be afraid
Or terrified
Because of them
For the Lord YOUR GOD
Goes with you
He will never leave you
Or forsake you” Deuteronomy 31:6
“Be on your guard-
Stand firm
In the faith
BE COURAGEOUS=be strong=
Do everything in LOVE” 1 Corinthians 16:13
For the record=
The paralyzed man
WAS HEALED by Jesus
He got up=walked away
And his sins
Were forgiven
Because of his FRIENDS
Because of his FAITH=
BECAUSE OF JESUS
“A FRIEND loves
At all times
And a brother
Is born=
For a time of adversity” Proverbs 17:17
BELIEVE in your FRIENDS=
Believe in Jesus=and have FAITH
There is NO LIMIT
To what we can DO
For our FRIENDS
With love and faith
In Jesus' name
Robert P. Wallman
1-17-20 and 5-07-2022
Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Judy Schueneman
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