Miracle Musings

Read Mark 2:1-12

This is the story of Jesus healing a paralytic. Following are some notes I journaled while reading this story – I paused and stopped and reflected at various spots and pondered over different phrases:

… the people heard that He had come home. So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door… Lord, I pray that word of Your presence would be heard and felt and that many would gather.

… many kinds of people were there… from teachers of the law to paralytics. They were all in one place listening to what Jesus had to say. Was there judgement, sideways glances, segregation? Sounds like everybody was mushed together – singles and couples and groups of every kind; united in wanting to hear Jesus, despite their history, present condition or position. Lord, I pray that we, too, could come together – different in many ways but united in desiring to hear from Christ.

… immediately Jesus knew in His spirit… Lord, I pray that we would be so in tune with You that we would know in spirit as well; that we would know You that well and immediately be moved in our spirit.

… two miraculous God-things: … your sins are forgiven, and get up and walk… Jesus does indeed have such authority because it happened. If both are equally miraculous, and He causes the paralytic to get up and walk, then too, He must be able to make sins forgiven.

… in full view of them all… remember that so many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door. All these different people with different levels of spiritual belief saw the paralytic get up and walk – in full view of them all. If you had been there, could anything change your mind about what you saw with your own eyes? Especially if a lot of other people confirmed it! If Jesus can do one miracle, can He do two? Or more? Have you even seen anything like this? Is anything too difficult for God?