Friday, May 09, 2014

Piggyback Time

Mark 2:4 "Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on."

Jesus is teaching in a home and the place is packed.  A paralyzed man wants to get in and see Jesus and be healed but there is no room.  Four of his buddies take him up to the roof and drop him through so he can see Jesus!  What an amazing moment-"Hey Bill, don't worry, we have an idea!"  Do I care enough about others to carry them up to a roof and lower them down to see Jesus?  Do I care enough to carry them to the house?  Do I care enough to even ask them if they want to come meet him?  Today I pray that I can slow down, see others, and truly meet their needs and bring them to see Jesus.

Freedom

 Galatians 4:31 "...we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman." Paul is arguing that as Christians we are unde...