Lu 5:18 Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him.
Luke 5: 20 When He saw their faith, He said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."
Men brought to the Lord Jesus a paralytic. The paralytic was a picture of us helpless and powerless sinners. The man could not do anything. All he did was do nothing at all. He was paralyzed.
He could not do community service. He could not do religious works. He could not do philanthropic endeavors.
But when the Lord Jesus saw the faith in his heart, it was enough for Him to grant the blessing of forgiveness of sins to the man.
On the way home, we can imagine the situation to have unfolded this way: As he told of the story of the miracle that the Lord granted him and the forgiveness he received from Him, people must have asked: "What did you do that you were forgiven? Did you do community service? Did you do religious works? Did you do philanthropic endeavors?"
His reply: "No. All I did was put my faith in Him. He saw it and I was forgiven!"
My friend, you want forgiveness of sins? Trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and what He did on the cross and you will receive the wonderful blessing of forgiveness of sins.
