The Door to your Healing!! Matthew 9:1-8

As you can see, the first thing that Jesus recognized was the men's faith. Without Faith you can do nothing and it is impossible to please God (Heb 11:6). I believe it is very important for us to understand what Jesus did thereafter.

He addressed sin, when we have sins, we block God's power to flow through us. Jesus saw that the men's biggest problem was sin. Before we can be healed we must deal with sin in our lives and Jesus is the door to our healing.

Once that is dealt with, Healing can then come. Spiritual issues must be attended to first before physical ones are. If not it is like applying a bandage on a thorn without removing it first. They thought Jesus was blaspheming by forgiving sin. Jesus is God (John 10:30) He has the same authority and power God has.

Whatever good we do, there will always be those who question and oppose God's work. But Jesus knew their thoughts. Jesus is omniscient. He knows us better than we know ourselves because he created us (John 1:3).

Anyone can say "Your sins are forgiven" but can anyone heal? That is what Jesus was asking the scribes and Pharisees to prove that Jesus was indeed God and that His words weren't empty; he healed the man by his words. People were amazed at what happened and they glorified God.

So we must always deal with sins and shortcomings first in our lives and then Gods power can flow through us.

Bible Reference: - Matthew 9:1-8 1Jesus stepped into a boat crossed over and came to his own town. 2Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven."

3At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!" 4Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?

6But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...." Then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, take your mat and go home." 7And the man got up and went home. 8When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men.

God is Always My Sources!!! Deuteronomy 8:17-18

You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today. He gives you the blessings, the empowerments, the enablement, the equipment, the knowledge, the Strategies, the strengths, the innovative ideas and all the sources you will ever need to produce wealth, so He is your source end of the story.

Remark:
Moses warns the people to remember the Lord their God once they have been established in the Promised Land. He reminds them to praise the Lord for the good land he has given. He tells them to continue to observe His commands.

Otherwise, when they prosper, when they live in fine houses and their silver and gold increases, then their hearts will become proud and they will forget the Lord, who brought them out of the land of slavery. God knew something of that nature will be present in them and He warned them beforehand..

History, and the rest of the Old Testament, tells us they did just that. The people of Israel enjoyed the blessings God provided in the land, but compromised on following the Lord. Eventually, not only had they forgotten that He brought them out of slavery, they abandoned His ways altogether and found themselves back in slavery.

Request:
It is so easy to slip into taking credit for what the Lord has provided, whether skills and abilities, or fine houses and silver and gold... and thinking that they are actually ours!

We should know that everything we have comes from God, and is in our hands only as a steward for Him, not as an owner and God will put more in our hands. We should be thankful for it all, and give Him all the credit, using it with a spirit of generosity for the advancement of the Kingdom and to be a blessing to others, not for our own benefit or consumption.

Prayer:
Thank YOU, Lord. Help me to remember that YOU are my source, and to be faithful with what you have blessed me. Give me a generous spirit, as YOU have been so generous to me.

Standing Firm!! Provable 12:3

It‘s key that we build our foundation in God alone. We are unable to stand firm resting upon anything else. Psalm 1:3 describes the righteous as being "...like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither and they prosper in all they do." The righteous is planted on the solid foundation of God.

It is God who gives us strength to do all things (see Philippians 4:13). Psalm 33:11 says, "[b]but the Lord's plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken." I don't know about you, but I know I want to stand firm on God's eternal plans.

Despite whatever you may be going through remember your brothers and sisters in Christ are suffering too and agree in prayer with them. Just remember to stand firm and stay strong in your faith (1 Peter 5:9), and just see God bring you through!

Proverbs 12:3 (Amplified Bible)
3A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall never be moved.