Based on the scripture:  "Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus.  When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.  When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”  Luke 5:18-20

Sunday August 27, Pastor Jonathan Miller of New Beginnings in Orlando, FL spoke an inspired message on this verse.  Above is the inspirational painting I completed during the healing service as I visually interpreted the spoken message and written Word.  Five men used their faith to help their friend; it was THEIR faith Jesus saw, which leads us to believe perhaps the paralyzed man had lost faith.  Perhaps he had been paralyzed so long he had lost hope and found it hard to believe he would ever get healed.  When Jesus says your sins are forgiven to him, does that mean the sin of unbelief? 

We encourge one another when we are part of a local church, which helps bring victory over our unbelief when times get hard and we wonder if we are ever going to get our breakthrough.  In this visual interpretation, the chord of lit-up FAITH is a link of the believers' faith which connects through the body of Christ, accessing His power, bringing healing to those who have lost their faith or are hurting, lost, tired, unsure.  Sometimes we all need the bright light of faith to boost us to breakthrough.  It's okay to say we need help!   This painting is sure to bring healing to those who understand the message and from Whom it came.  Be encouraged...

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