TOPIC: THE CURE TO SIN PROBLEM
Bible Reading: Numbers 7; Mark 4:21-41
“When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee”- Mark 2:5 (KJV)
Jesus came for a greater purpose than simply to supply man’s physical needs. Jesus had come to turn men from sin back to trust and dependence upon the Lord God Almighty.
He had been sent to feed the multitudes with spiritual food and to give them spiritual light and eternal life. He had come to save guilty sinners from their sins and to give them a measure of faith, a blessed hope and a love that passes human understanding. He had come to provide all that man need for life and godliness and to bestow it upon us in great abundance. “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue” – 2 Peter 1:3 (KJV)
Jesus had come to call all men to repentance and to raise the spiritually dead race of humanity from their trespasses and sin. He was sent from heaven to offer mankind a gift of salvation by grace through faith in Him, so that whosoever would believe on His name, might be saved by grace.
When Jesus looked at this paralytic man, He knew that sin was the critical issue in his life. Forgiveness of sins is a crucial matter for all people, and so Jesus said to the man: son, your sins are forgiven you. Sin in the life of all men is like a creeping paralysis, while the forgiveness of God is liken to having health restored and life revitalised.
In this verse, we learn a deeper spiritual lesson; that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins, of those who believe on His name. This is a lesson that has eternal result and when we come to Christ believing, we receive forgiveness of sin which give us access to the redemptive power at work in Jesus Christ. We become immune to the woes of this world. “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:” – Galatians 3:13 (KJV)
Prayer: Father thank you for Your redemption plan and salvation of our souls from sinful nature through the sacrifice of your son Jesus Christ.
Pastor Alfred Samuel
