Tuesday... It does bring about change, unbelievable change.

Over in Mark 2 it says that Jesus went back home and the news spread quickly that he was back home and verse 2 (NLT) says, "Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door."

One side thought that came to me was, whose house was it? Was it a relative, was it his moms, or one of his siblings? Or maybe it was a friend that he grew up with or maybe it was one of his followers? But anyway his staying there changed the house. All of those people but also the roof got torn up. Yes it did.

There were these four guys who had a friend who was paralyzed and they brought him to Jesus on a mat. They really cared. But the crowd didn't stop them. They took him up on the roof and they dug a hole through the roof above Jesus head and they then lowered the man on his mat, right in front of Jesus. And verse 5 says, "Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, 'My child your sins are forgiven.'"

And that brought about a conversation, a conflict with some religious leaders who were sitting on the front row. And then in verse 10-11, Jesus says "So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.' Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, 'Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home.'" And verse 12 says, "And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming, 'We've never seen anything like this before!'"

So let me ask you, "What would have been your response if that was your house?" I mean it was a mess. Well, it all depends on your relationship with Jesus. When Jesus comes into our heart to live it means there are going to be some changes, real unbelievable changes. There maybe someone close to you who will say that your turning your life over to God really messed things up. Yes, there are changes but the changes are without a doubt worth it. They really are.

When Jesus comes to live in our lives it makes all the difference in our world. Oh yes, there may be some conflict but for sure there will be some miracles. And it starts when you ask him to come in and stay.

And it does bring about change, unbelievable change. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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