Reaching out to Jesus 1

“Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”” Mark 2:4-5

When Jesus was physically present here on earth, many people sought to touch him or to get in contact with Him for solutions to their problems. You remember the story of the woman with the issue of blood in Mark 5 and similar stories. After Jesus left, the book of Acts of the Apostles revealed that He could still be touched or contacted for solutions to human problems. Peter said that by faith in His name the lame man at the beautiful temple was made whole (Acts 3:16). I believe that today, we are blessed to have Jesus with us in the Spirit. He is everywhere and can be touched by anyone. Everyone at everywhere can contact Him today for solutions to their problems.

In our text, four men broke through the barriers to get their sick friend to Jesus. The question is what is preventing people to reach out to Jesus today. Hebrews 11:6 says, “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” The first barrier that must be broken is the barrier of unbelief. You must be convincingly convinced that Jesus is with you right now and can provide solutions to your problems. Those men were so confident that Jesus was the solution that they broke through the roof to reach Him. Don’t let unbelief stop you, go all the way and reach out to Him in faith.

Beloved, Jesus is with you right now, reach out to Him in faith for a lasting solution to all your problems.

Prayer for today: As I reach out to you Lord Jesus, touch me with your healing and deliverance power. Let all my needs be met in Jesus name.