More than Physical

 *“Son, your sins are forgiven you” (Mark 2:5)*

In this passage, we read that Jesus was preaching in a house so crowded that there was no room left—not even at the door. Some people brought a paralyzed man, but because they couldn't reach Jesus through the crowd, they opened the roof above Him and lowered the man down.

 

What’s striking is that the Bible says, _“Jesus saw their faith”_—not just the faith of the paralyzed man, but the faith of those who carried him. Perhaps the man himself did not yet believe or know Jesus. We can’t say for sure. What we do know is that his friends believed—and that faith moved Jesus.

 

Yet, instead of immediately saying “Be healed” or “Get up and walk,” Jesus said, _“Son, your sins are forgiven.”_ Jesus recognized that this man’s deepest need was not physical, but spiritual. Even if his body were healed, without spiritual healing, he would still be lost.

 

So often, we focus more on our physical needs—health, comfort, success—and overlook our spiritual need. We may have everything in place outwardly yet inwardly be far from God. Jesus sees beyond our surface needs to what truly matters. This man came for physical healing, but Jesus gave him far more—He forgave his sins.

 

Unless our spiritual needs are met, physical healing alone is incomplete. As Scripture says, _“What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?”_ (Mark 8:36). Spiritual healing—receiving forgiveness—is the foundation of our faith. God promises forgiveness to those who seek Him. As Isaiah 1:18 says, _“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool.”_

 

So we must ask ourselves:

Are we only seeking physical healing?

Are we only concerned about our outward needs?

 

There is a need far deeper than the physical—a need for spiritual healing. Without it, having all our physical needs met amounts to nothing.

 

Let us seek and pray that our walk with Jesus is rooted in His will. May our faith be more than just about physical blessings, but about spiritual transformation.

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