A Spiritual Healing

Mark 2:7-12 "Why does this fellow talk like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone? Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that was what they were thinking in their hearts, anD he said to them,Why are you thinking these things? Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven; or to say 'Get up, take your mat and walk'? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So he said to the man, "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home." He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. Have you ever had an injury that requires surgery to correct? In these instances the is a recovery phase that can involve physical therapy to regain strength and proper use of the injured area. It can be a time consuming and patience testing experience. Regaining full use of the injured area just does not happen immediately - unless there is divine intervention. Regret is a difficult emotion to process through. There are many reasons for having regrets. They can be from not having taken a different paths with our lives, or decisions made, words spoken in anger, or words not spoken to a loved one. Regret can also come from having sinned. Sin is a reality for all of us. I spite of our best efforts, we sin. We are fall into the trap. Job was acutely aware of this as evidenced in Job 7:20. And the Apostle Paul reminds us of this condition in Romans 2:23. How we handle this regret from sin matters immensely. If we fall into the pit of despair we satisfy the desires of Satan. If we think we cannot be forgiven we miss the grace of God in Jesus Christ. Our sins are forgiven. Christ died on the cross, once for all. Your sins, my sins, are forgiven and when we grasp that we are freed from regret. We can climb out of the pit of despair because Jesus has extended his hand to pull us out of that pit. He gives us the healing, a spiritual healing, to gives us the hope to move on. The chance to be a better person is given to all of us in Jesus. In Jesus we have a model for behavior, a mentor, and a savior. Let us all embrace that gift of forgiveness and move forward in freedom through Christ Jesus. Follow the directions given by Christ himself. "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home." PRAYER: Almighty God, we are given the incredible Clift of forgiveness when forgiveness is not deserved. Your gift of grace is so incredible that we area easily deceived by the belief that we are unworthy of that forgiveness and fall into the pit of despair. Thank You O God for Your gift of grace in Christ Jesus. Amen.