October 7, 2017

Insights on Today's Reading

Mark 2 - The details are given in Jesus' miracle of healing the paralytic who was lowered down to Jesus through a hole in the roof, verse 4.  Jesus immediately "saw their faith" verse 5 and forgave the man his sins, and then showed His power to forgive by raising the man up off his bed.  He then would call Matthew to follow Him.  Since Matthew worked for the Roman government as a tax collector this appointment as one of His disciples would cause a stir amongst the Jews, but Jesus wanted all to see that He could use anyone who would turn to Him no matter their background.  Jesus also showed His authority as to how the Sabbath Day could be recognized with the legality of the Law, verses 23-28.