Ian Barclay's Thought For The Day

A CHRISTIAN LOOKS AT MATTHEW’S GOSPEL
The Forgiver of sin
Reading: Matthew 9:1-8 Click to view passage

We now see the authority of Jesus over sin. All sickness is not, as the Jews believed, the direct result of sin. Yet sin lies behind all sickness and disease but it was not part of God’s original plan or part of his intended future for us. The words of Jesus, to the man, stress that his needs were much deeper than mere physical healing. We need to hold on to the fact that our deepest need is for forgiveness too.

Meditation: The power of Jesus to forgive sin is no less dramatic than the stilling of the storm or the casting out of demons and it is just as effective.

Prayer pointer: Like the four men into today’s passage, are there spiritually needy friends who I should be introducing to Jesus?