Today’s reading: Luke 5:12-28

“When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” ‭Luke‬ ‭5:20‬ ‭NIV‬‬

This section in Luke 5 has so many amazing takeaways, but this one hit me the most today.

Faith is always made visible by our actions. Yet somehow Jesus can see faith before it breaks into action. This is how Jesus can see the friends’ faith and then forgive the man’s sins. Jesus also saw the faith is the paralytic.

God, please increase my faith/trust in You.

God, show me how I can be a friend like these guys who lowered their buddy down through the roof.

God, thank you for seeing what others cannot. You look beyond the visible and can see what is about to breakthrough. Give us the same kind of perspective as we interact with others.

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