Can you imagine walking into a "Doc in the Box" and the first thing the doctor says to you upon hearing about your impending condition is, "Your sins are forgiven"? We would (probably) think that the doctor was not all "there"! We came to get well and he's talking about forgiveness. What in the world do the two have in common, you might ask? Faith.
"Some men came bringing Him a paralytic…..When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven." Mark 2:3, 5 NIV
Jesus wasn't just the Great Physician of our physical needs; He was and is the reason we have a life in the first place. Jesus saw that many were following Him for what they could receive in the natural (healing) but He knew that what they really needed to "live" was more than what they could comprehend; forgiveness. Think about how many, many times you've been sick, depressed, in need, etc., and you've called out to God? Those times in our lives will come and go continuously….and God knows that. What we will only have a short window of time with is our moment we receive His forgiveness. If we miss that "moment" all the wellness in the world won't even matter.
Thought to live by: Forgiveness of sin heals everything else.
"Who's your Daddy; knowing God as Abba Father" is a devotional written by Pat Ferguson
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