Tear off the Roof
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(Tear off the Roof)
Great Song!
On one of those days while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea, and also from Jerusalem. And the Lord’s power to heal was in him.
The Lord’s power to heal was in Him - interesting. Why is this in the Word of God?
Go back to Jesus being rejected in Nazareth, His home town, Mark 6 and Matt 13 -
Jesus did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
what we are about to learn is simple:
Faith is the doorway to miracles!
Just then some men came, carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed. They tried to bring him in and set him down before him. Since they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the stretcher through the roof tiles into the middle of the crowd before Jesus.
Seeing their faith he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
Here you have an amazing story, something outstanding, something powerful!
Let me ask you a question?
What kind of Friend are you?
What kind of Friend are you?
Are you the kind of friend that carries burdens?
Or do you just complain at home?
I want you to imagine this with me: BIG CROWD. YOUR FRIEND CAN’T. You see the one that do something, what do you do?
REALLY? what do you do? Because a lot of people will say that they would push through, but the reality is that most won’t fight the crowd.
But these friends, they didn’t give up, because they pushed, but couldn’t push through.
You know I learned a long time ago that some people won’t push through a crowd.
some will try a little, but when resistance comes, they give in.
And then there are those people out there who see no such thing as ‘the end’ just obstacles to get over, get around, get through - these friends are dangerous, because they challenge everything and make you feel uncomfortable - they are driven by something that is bigger than the stuff that eyes can see!
Laser focused - that is what these friends were. They crowd was so big that they couldn’t get through, so they FOUND ANOTHER WAY
Listen, if it ain’t working, that does not mean give up - it means find another way!
And they did - they found a way on the roof. Were their stairs?
WHO KNOWS, doesn’t matter!
They went to the roof. But that was not the end goal, it wasn’t BE near to Jesus - BE above Jesus- it was GET TO JESUS!
I love the scene from the Chosen, and form the music video Tear off the Roof and I cry every single time because THAT IS THE KIND OF FRIEND I WANT TO BE!
Because that is the SAVIOR and the HEALER that this world needs - and because THAT IS THE KIND OF FAITH THAT OPENS THE DOORS TO MIRACLES THAT CHANGE LIVES!
And these friends - what do they do?
They TEAR OFF THE ROOF!
Imagine being in the room?
Jesus teaching. Straw starts falling
The smile!
Because that is the kind of faith that we should have!
To be THOSE FRIENDS!
To work, to strive, to get filthy, get sweaty, get nasty, cause a scene, and overcome the obstacles
Because whn you see a need, and you find a way to get the needy to the one who has the ability to fix the issue - you just connected the sinner to the savior!
What kind of friend are you?
What Kind of Friends do you have?
What Kind of Friends do you have?
Are you surrounding yourself with friends that are okay with you living your best life. Doing what feels good, what makes you happy? It’s all good - you do you brother!
Or are you surrounding yourself with people who will call you out on your sin. Not to cut you down, but to build you up?
Are you surrounding yourelf with people that will pick you up and carry you when your legs aren’t working. When you are blinded by the pretty things of this world do you have friends that will guide you to the one who can give you sight.
Do you have friends that will make a RUCUS and cause a scene to get you to the one who can truly help with the issues in your life?
Becase that is the kind of friend you need!
Ones that go yeah, he God gave him 2 legs so he could walk to church, but his legs are broken, so I am going to go carry him to church, because HE NEEDS JESUS!
Friends that are care more about your soul than your feelings.
Listen, we have to much watered down, feel good, hedonistic things in our life and we got to get past I THIS and ME that! LESS MESUS MORE JESUS! AMEN!
People are going to talk!
Then the scribes and the Pharisees began to think to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Listen - poeple are going to talk!
But perceiving their thoughts, Jesus replied to them, “Why are you thinking this in your hearts? Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he told the paralyzed man, “I tell you: Get up, take your stretcher, and go home.”
Immediately he got up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God. Then everyone was astounded, and they were giving glory to God. And they were filled with awe and said, “We have seen incredible things today.”