Bringing Friends to the Healer
Four persistent friends, a crowded house, a hole in the roof, and a forgiving Healer together led up to a lame man walking out of the house, forgiven and healed. (Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26)
At Seven Acres Ministry, our purpose is to see individuals, couples and families receive emotional and spiritual healing and be able to experience healthy relationships. As spiritual mentors, we cannot produce healing ourselves. Ultimately, Jesus is the Healer. Our role is similar to that of the men who carried the lame man to the crowded house. We listen to people’s stories of pain and, in prayer, bring them to Jesus for healing.
This summer I shared this Bible story during a family reunion worship time. A young lady volunteered to play the role of the lame man. Lying on a blanket, she waited as I started the story. When I got to the point in the story where four men carried the man, I asked her Dad to select the ones to carry her. I trusted her Dad to select family members he trusted to carry her safely, and he did. Trust is a key element in bringing our friends to Jesus for healing. As spiritual mentors, we trust God to guide us through the Holy Spirit, and we need to live trustworthy lives that allow people to