DAY TWENTY-EIGHT
March
21, 2017
We Have Never Done It This Way
Before!
“He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view
of them all. This amazed everyone and
they praised God, saying, ‘We have never seen anything like this!’” Mark
2:12
Ancient sailors recorded many times that in the midst
of a coming storm the top of their ship’s mast would be circled with a
mysterious circle of light. Many times
their hair would begin to stand straight out from their heads as this light
appeared. They called it St. Elmo’s
Fire. Any experienced sailor knew it was
then time to take cover because the air was so electrically charged that a
lightning strike was imminent.
The air must have been so charged in Capernaum at the
time this Scripture passage took place.
There was a crowd, and this crowd was curious about the ministry of
Jesus. Scribes surely were scowling as
they watched this new Rabbi closely, hoping that they could catch Him in an
error. The room was charged with
excitement. Everyone knew that something
dramatic was about to take place. It was
not St. Elmo’s Fire; it was the King of King’s fire. For when He is present, something miraculous
is going to happen.
Sure enough, excitement mounted as four men began to
tear up the roof in order to let a friend down in the presence of Jesus so that
he could be healed. The Bible says they
literally “took off the roof.” When
believers at Fred Wes gather, it ought to be a “roof-raising experience.” And we too should be able to say, “We’ve
never seen anything like this before!”
According to this passage,
three things are needed to have a “roof-raising” experience with Jesus:
We must have a Savior who can save.
We must have a preacher who can preach.
We must have a flock who has
faith.
Prayer Focus: Pray that
Fredericksburg Wesleyan Church will be filled with people of faith like these
four roof removers, for they did everything possible to bring their friend to
Jesus. Ask the Lord to make you like one
of these four.
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