CRAZY FAITH FRIENDS
(by Chris Musgrove of Future Now)
I want you to notice in verse 20 of Luke 15 when Jesus saw their faith. Well, what did Jesus see? He saw some men tear off part of the roof to be able to lower their paralyzed friend down in front of Him. That’s what Jesus saw, people acting on their faith.
James 2:17 says, “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”
I don’t know about you but that’s the kind of friends I want hanging around me. Someone who will get me to Jesus no matter what it takes. People who put action to their faith.
Can you imagine that happening at your church? Some guys show up with their sick friend on a stretcher. There is a healing service going on and the church is so filled with people they can’t get their sick friend in the door for prayer. So they find a ladder outside the church and carry their sick friend to the roof. They begin tearing off just enough of
the roof to get their friend in the healing service. In these modern times we would call those crazy friends.
But remember, it was their faith that Jesus saw. Jesus said many times in the Word of God that your faith has made you whole or be it done to you according to your faith. If you want to go home healed and praising God like it says in verse 25, you may need some crazy faith friends too.
Let's get some crazy faith friends. Even more importantly, let’s be one of those crazy friends!