A paralytic man, in his most broken state, is brought before Jesus (Matthew 9:2-8; Mark 2:3-12; Luke 5:17-25). Jesus is well known in this time and throughout the region as not only a preacher but a healer. Just imagine, this numbed man is lowered before the Lord, hopeful to be healed. Jesus sees their faith and immediately extends the man a healing offer----forgiveness of sins. You may know the end of the story. Jesus doesn’t stop there but also heals the man’s body and he gets up and walks out of the place.
But I wonder….if the man simply laid there on his mat, at the feet of Jesus, and the only thing Jesus offered was forgiveness of all of his sins, if that would have been enough for him? Could he remain in this terribly broken, frail body, continuing to pray for fleshly wholeness and be satisfied that his sins were forgiven and he would eventually experience true wholeness with Christ on the other side, in Heaven?
Paul prayed fervently for healing/freedom from an unnamed thorn that was seemingly holding him back in life (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). He concluded with God’s promise that His grace would be sufficient….healing wasn’t his to be had on this side.
So what if the healing never comes? Will He still be enough?
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