Bold for a friend

“And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.””

‭‭Mark‬ ‭2:1-5‬

No I don’t think that it was the actions of just the friends that brought Jesus to forgive this man’s sins. It seems more to be the faith of the five of them together. 

But imagine. 

Imagine that I would be so bold for the people in my life. 

That I would tear down  ceilings for them. 

That I would cry out on my knees in prayer for them. 

That I would tell them that I love them.

That I would say sorry first. 

That I would tell them how they hurt me and be reconciled. 

That I would be bold enough to tell them that they need Jesus. 

Imagine.

I would like to have the faith of those four friends. 

That Jesus would see my faith and move in the lives of the people I know and love. 

And that I would get to witness not just my friend “walk again” (whatever that means for them) but also see their sins forgiven as Jesus does his immeasurably more. (Ephesians 3:20).