Luke 5:20 tells us that when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, "Man, your sins are forgiven you." This man had friends who were so desparate to bring him to Jesus, that when the crowds would not let them through, they broke up the roof and made a hole in it so that they could get him close enough for Jesus to pay attention to him and heal him. And Jesus sees their faith.
I wonder if we have realized the potential that each of us has to believe for others? I think we are touching on a mystery at the heart of our salvation. When we were too weak to trust God for ourselves--God commends his love toward us that when were without strength, when we were powerless, Christ died for us. He became our substitute.
It would be a small thing in comparison, for you or me to believe God for another, become a substitute as it were, and Jesus would see our faith.
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Ahhhh...I think I would like to respond to this idea. But I will delay it until the weekend when my head is not so "tired." But I can feel the "wheels" turning. :>)
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