Mark 2-10-12 "But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion."
One major characteristic of Jesus' saving of the sick of the palsy is that the forgiveness is absolute and permanent. There is no relapse, no partial healing. It is always complete. Can any healing in this world today be compared to what Jesus did? Only Jesus can do it because he is God.
Mark 2:5. "When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee."
The second point to note in this incident is the faith of the friends who carried the sick and lower him down from the roof. Such faith that they had to believe that what they were doing was worth it. It was the great zeal of getting near to Jesus that was recognized and bore fruit. Were they lazy? Were they complacent? No, and we should not be either. Where has our zeal for God gone? Learn and rekindle that passion for God.
The perseverance of the sick man to get to Jesus no matter what is also a lesson for us. How much sin had he committed in his life? Who can forgive him? Jesus called him "son", and saved him. He was physically sick but spiritually well.
No man is too far away from God so long as he recognizes his own sin and seek repentance. Do we seek God for cleansing of sins? What other ways we attempted to be rid of sin? There is no other way except the forgiveness of God.
Mark 2: 8-9 "And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? 9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?"
There was a third group of people - the scribes. They were the ones who knew God's words and knew what God can do. However their minds were closed to Jesus, and could not see God even when the miracles were done, Jesus knew it and that's why he needed to demonstrate the power of God. However they continued not to believe even with the miracle, and continued to find fault with him. (Mark 3:6) In comparison, they were physically well but spiritually dead.
God is all knowing, He knows, He heals, so long as we seek Him.
