God Sees Our Faith

Once the paralyzed man was lowered through the roof by his friends and placed in front of Jesus, we read Jesus’s response in verse 20. Luke 5:20 says, “When Jesus saw their faith, he said, ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven.’” Notice the importance of the pronoun that Scripture uses; Jesus saw their faith. Think about that, especially when you are tempted to think that you don't really need any help with things, you’ve got things handled all on your own, or your faith is strong enough to handle whatever life throws at you all by yourself.

The other hand, if you're reading this and your faith feels a little bit low, as if your faith tank is running on empty, and you need to borrow somebody else's faith, you're in the right place. Your fellow believers have got some faith for you to use. This is what it looks like for us to support one another and pray for one another. There are going to be other times when someone else may need some faith from you because theirs is running a little bit low. 

There are also going to be times in your life when you're struggling, you have some questions, and things haven't quite gone the way you thought that they would. You need a little faith and others in your church and community will have some for you.

It's the faith of all the friends that Jesus sees, and we read what else Jesus says in verses 24- 26: So he said to the paralyzed man, ‘I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.’ Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God. Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, ‘We have seen remarkable things today.’”  We should long to be a part of a church and a movement where we look around at each other and we are struck by the remarkable things that we are witnesses to because of our faith in Jesus. 

Reflection/Discussion Question: When is a time that you recently needed some faith from others because yours was running low?