Proverbs 3:5-8
Trust in the LORD
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.
8 This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.
Acts 4:12
Jesus is Our Salvation
12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.
Mark 2:1-12
Jesus Forgives a Paralyzed Man
1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man,carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.”So he said to the man, 11 “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
Trusting in God is the wise thing to do...Trusting in Him will bring us good health...
Jesus helped a paralyzed man who trusted in Him...After He healed the man, He told him that his sins were forgiven...
The paralyzed man trusted in Jesus...Jesus wants us to trust Him, because He is our Savior...He is our Salvation...There is no other name for Salvation, other than Jesus...Through Jesus we are forgiven...Trusting in the LORD allows one to be forgiven and, in turn, we learn how to forgive...