Come to Him

When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”

Mark 2:5

Here’s the scene – four men carrying a man that had been paralyzed were trying to get into a house were Jesus was, in hopes that Jesus would heal this man of this terrible disease, however; much to their dismay the crowd was so large that they could not even get near the door of the house. They did not let this stop them as they had such strong faith that Jesus was the answer that they dug a hole in the roof and lowered the man down into the living room where Jesus was preaching to the crowd. The verse of Jesus’ next words spoken in the Gospel of Mark is his reply to this incredible act of faith by these 5 men. Listen – it takes an “act” of faith on your part in order to draw near to Christ. Jesus tells us to “draw near to me and I will draw near to you”. He also says, “Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest.” You must take that step toward Jesus in order to realize His forgiveness and compassion and awesome peace and love in your life. You must have enough faith to break through the worldly distractions that are all around you in order that you could find the deep-seated joy and hope that your heart is longing for. I had a day full of distractions yesterday. I had a fender bender on the way to a business meeting in SC that caused me to have to reschedule a business dinner last evening that was set up with a potential client. When I got to the hotel, I realized that I had left my socks and underwear and allergy medicine at home and a number of other things happened that had the potential to distract my attention from drawing near to Christ and living out His love in my life. At the end of the day, I had the opportunity to gaze upon the ocean shore and breathe in the beauty of God’s creation and the great power and peace that one finds in the powerful ocean tide coming up on the sand. It was then that I realized that even amidst all the horrible distractions and setbacks of the day that God was still here and that He was just waiting for me to come to Him for peace, rest and strength in the midst of all of the roadblocks that the enemy had thrown my way in an effort to divert my attention from the only one who could love me, fulfill me and make me whole. Take a step of faith today and draw near to Jesus despite whatever circumstances that you may be facing and He will meet you right there, right where you are and our King will make you whole!

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