Title: Faith at Work (Luke 5:17-26)
Contents
The incident in which the paralytic was healed in the text is a revelation of what kind of faith the Lord works.
"Working on Positive Faith"
① From the point of view of the paralytic in the text and those who brought this person to bed, it was a very negative reality that could not be healed. As he moved forward, he saw that positive faith and healed him. ② Because Jesus' thoughts, perspectives, words, and actions are completely positive, He works only on positive faith. ③ When he saw the daughter of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue, who was dead (Mark 5:39), he died four days after seeing a rancid Lazarus (John 11:12, 43). He did not say anything negative and said “Sleep” and commanded Lazarus to come to life. . ④ The late OO Choi, who was loved by the people and received a lot of work, committed suicide by obsessing over the negative aspects of biting a handful of people without seeing the positives. ⑤ Let us always live in the blessing of the Lord with a positive faith.
"Working on Active Faith"
① I had no choice but to go back, but I received the grace of Jesus' healing through active thoughts and actions of throwing away passive thoughts and actions and running down through the roof. ② Jesus works on active faith and blesses them, and rejects those who are passive (Matthew 25:31-46). ③ He was in a weak state that he could not walk because of hemorrhage for twelve years, but he was healed by wading through the crowd and touching the hem of Jesus’ robe (Mark 5:25-34) ④ Zacchaeus, a dwarf tax collector, wanted to meet Jesus passing by, but he could not see Jesus passing by in the crowd, so he climbed a sycamore tree with positive and positive thoughts and actions. received
"Persevering to the end and working on the faith you hope for"
① Paralyzed people and those who brought them with them did not despair in a situation where they had no choice but to despair, but by holding on to the hope of healing until the end and persevering, they received the grace of healing. ② In the parable of the laborers, there was no one to write to them until 5 pm, so I was in a situation of despair, but I received great blessings by not giving up hope and persevering to the end (Matthew 20:1~16). ③ "Therefore, brethren, be patient on the way until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and is patiently waiting for the early rain and the latter rain. Behold, we say blessed are those who persevere. You have heard of Job's patience and have seen the end of the Lord..." (James 5:7-11).
"It works on the faith of thanksgiving"
① “At once the man got up from before them, took what he had been lying on, and went back to his house, glorifying God” (25). ② "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, and his mercy endures forever..." (Psalm 136:1~26) "He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me; to those who do his deeds right, I show the salvation of God." (Psalm 136:1~26) lira” (Psalm 50:23) “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise, give him thanks, and bless his name” (Psalm 100:4). Grace is eternal and with thanksgiving, pass through the gates of the palace where the King of kings resides, enter the palace, receive an audience with the Lord, give thanks, and become the Blessed One who blesses His name.