Crazy Faithful Family and Friends

Ever pray for healing over someone who doesn’t believe in Jesus? I think about this sometimes- how if two or more are gathered Jesus tells us he shows up -how three strands is a cord that is not easily broken and Jesus is there. I see all the miracles and wonders and I wonder how some people can still not believe. I keep praying for peace, for healing, for them to see God and feel God like I do.

Recently I have encountered two people who desperately need Jesus to be in their lives and to heal them. Unfortunately, neither of these people have a relationship with Jesus. Well praying for them I cannot help but think about a Bible story.

In the story 4 friends have a sick friend who needs Jesus to heal him. They would do anything to get him to Jesus. When they do Jesus says the man is healed because of faith of the 4 friends. Not the sick man’s faith - the faith of his friends. I too want to be that crazy faithful family member and friend. I want Jesus to hear my prayers and my faith so strongly that someone I care about is healed even before they have that relationship with Jesus.

“One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick. Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God. Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.””

‭‭Luke‬ ‭5:17-26‬ ‭NIV‬‬