FAITH CAPSULE: Jesus wants to see us act against crowd and not cave for crowd.
Mark 2:1-12
Learn and know to avoid crowd on your journey to healing breakthrough. A failure to avoid crowd is a passage to breakthrough stagnation.
A paralytic man was set for his healing breakthrough when Jesus entered Capernaum. It is written, “…it was heard that He was in the house. Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door.” (Mark 2:1-2) The paralytic man must have heard about the news of Jesus in town very late so he arrived late at his healing ground. The healing center at Capernaum was full because of the crowd. Imagine a paralytic man seeking healing where there is no accessibility not even near the door? Crowd clouded the paralytic man’s access to his healing ground (Is it your work or time for academic engagement, that is crowding your breakthrough to your healing ground?)
In life, there is always a way out when faith is in place because faith is the substance of things hoped for. Remember faith is described as, “…the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) The men who carried the paralytic man had faith because they were hoping for healing in the hand of Jesus as a result, “…when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.” (Mark 2:4) For the paralytic man not to be denied his healing breakthrough by the crowd, four men lifted the paralytic man up to another level as they engaged a roof tearing faith and bible recorded, “When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” (Mark 2:5)
Jesus is looking to see you make a move and not be removed by your crowd.
He is always waiting to see you act and not hide under excuse which cannot clear the crowd out of your way to your breakthrough miracle.
Zacchaeus man of short stature wanted to see Jesus while he was in the midst of a thronging crowd. He avoided crowd when he stepped up his attempt by running ahead of the crowd. After having run ahead, he pressed further and climbed on a sycamore tree despite his short statue. It is written, “And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” (Luke 19:5)
Jesus wants to see us act against crowd and not cave for crowd.
Avoid all kinds of crowds, and most especially the religious crowd.
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to see you through all kinds of crowd.