Be Encouraged
Oct 11, 2019 1963
Be Encouraged
The best gifts I’ve ever received have always been the unexpected ones: the ones I didn’t think I’d ever get, the ones I didn’t even know I needed the most.
In the Bible, there’s this story of a paralysed man who was brought to Jesus. He was just lying on the ground, and this is what Jesus said to him,
Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven.
Huh? Jesus didn’t say, “Behold you are healed.” Instead, Jesus forgives his sins. Which one would you have preferred?
The reason why you can be encouraged today is because Jesus has dealt with your deepest, most important problem. He’s forgiven your sins.
Jesus may not give you what you think you most need. Because he actually knows what you most need. And when you know that you’ve been forgiven by God, that you are loved and free, you can face anything!
Oh, and by the way, Jesus healed him too.
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