Mark about Jesus meeting with people and healing them. It says that he was preaching at a house and that it was so packed that there wasnt even room outside the door. While he was there, four men brought over their paralyzed friend and, like crazy people, made a hole in the roof and lowered him down. It says that when Jesus saw their faith he said to the man, Son, your sins are forgiven you.
Jess no pierde el tiempo con
nosotros. Hay una historia en Marcos sobre Jess y como se reuna con gente y les sanaba. Cuenta que estaba predicando en una casa y que estaba tan llena que ni siquiera haba lugar afuera de la puerta. Mientras estaba ah cuatro hombres trajeron a su amigo paraltico y, como locos, hicieron un hueco en el techo y lo bajaron. Dice que Jess al mirar la fe de ellos le dijo al hombre, Hijo mo, tus pecados son perdonados.
As I read the story I was struck by
Jesus reaction to the whole thing. In the previous chapter it details specific occasions where Jesus was healing people and setting them free. By this time I think people knew Jesus was doing all of these things and so they began to bring their sick to him, literally tearing through buildings to get to him. And then he does something unexpected; instead of immediately healing the man it says Jesus saw their faith and forgave his sins.
Al leer la historia me llamo la
atencin la manera en que Jess reaccin ante lo ocurrido. En el capitulo anterior detalla varias ocasiones especificas donde Jess sanaba y liberaba a las personas. Para este entonces, creo que la gente ya sabia que Jess estaba haciendo estas cosas as que traan a sus enfermos a el, literalmente traspasando paredes para acercarse a el. Luego Jess hizo algo inesperado; en lugar de inmediatamente sanar a este hombre dice que Jess observo su fe y le perdono sus pecados.
Jesus reaction made me stop and
think for a while. You see, I dont think Jesus is satisfied with simply fixing our situations when we approach him in faith. Not that by any means this mans condition was insignificant, not at all, if anything his situation was obviously life defining which made what Jesus did later on all the greater. But Jesus went further than that. He is not satisfied with healing our sicknesses, the immediate and temporary
La reaccin de Jess me hizo
detener y pensar un rato. No creo que Jess se conforma con simplemente arreglar nuestras situaciones cuando nos acercamos a el en fe. No es decir de ninguna forma que la condicin de esta hombre era insignificante, al contrario su condicin haba muy obviamente definido su vida hasta ese punto que hace lo que Jess hizo despus aun mas grandioso. El no se conforma con sanar
situations we are in. I think that
when our faith compels us to climb through roofs to get to him, he uses it to its fullest potential and brings us to the heart of the issue; he takes us to the place where these things have taken root in our hearts and there he makes us whole.
nuestro cuerpo, la situacin
inmediata y temporaria en la que nos encontramos. Mas bien cuando le buscamos en fe, el nos llevo al centro de todo, al lugar donde estas situaciones han tomado raz en nuestros corazones y ah nos hace completos.
The story goes on to show how
Jesus wasnt going to let the man and his friends leave the same way they came in.
La historia continua y muestra
como Jess no iba a dejar que este hombre y sus amigos salieron de la misma forma en que entraron.
Jesus knew immediately what
[the religious leaders] were thinking, so he asked them, Why do you question this in your hearts? Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man Your sins are forgiven, or Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk? 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! (Mark 2:8-11 NLT) Jesus used the situation to address the spiritual condition of the man, his friends, and the people around him and then gave them the thing that addressed each one of their hearts: himself.
And you will seek me and
find me, when you search for Me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:13 NLT)
En ese mismo instante, Jess
supo lo que [los maestros de la ley] pensaban, as que les pregunt: Por qu cuestionan eso en su corazn? Qu es ms fcil decirle al paraltico: Tus pecados son perdonados o Ponte de pie, toma tu camilla y camina? As que les demostrar que el Hijo del Hombre tiene autoridad en la tierra para perdonar pecados. Entonces Jess mir al paraltico y dijo: Ponte de pie, toma tu camilla y vete a tu casa! (Marcos 2:8-11 NLT) Jess uso la situacin para afrontar la condicin espiritual del hombre, sus amigos y las personas alrededor de y luego les dio a cada uno conforme la condicin de sus corazones: se dio asimismo. Si me buscan de todo corazn, podrn encontrarme. Jeremas 20:13 NTV
Whats your condition? Maybe its
yet another heartbreak, another Cual es tu condicin? Quizs tu mistake. Maybe the doctors words corazn este roto, otra relacin de
echoing in your head, or your
emotions getting the best of your relationships. Maybe its the bills piling up. Maybe your situation has brought you to Jesus and you figure since youve tried everything else you might as well give him a shot. I think our conditions often reveal things that need to be addressed in our lives and it takes a step that might seem backwards to us, to move in the direction that God wants for us. Maybe youve been asking God for something in your life and instead of giving you that he does something completely unexpected. Maybe what he is doing is not just mending your situation but making you whole again. Jesus doesnt mess around when it comes to us. He doesnt want us to leave the same way we came in. Nor does he want to give us anything less than his perfect love and grace. What unexpected thing is God doing in your life? "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him." 1 Corinthians 2:9 NLT
fracaso. Quizs las palabras del
doctor siguen haciendo echo en tu mente, o tus emociones te han controlado al punto de hacerle dao a tus seres queridos. Quizs se te han acumulado tus cuentas. Quizs tu circunstancia te ha trado a Jess y piensas que como has intentado todo lo dems no pierdes nada en probarlo a el. Creo que muchas veces las condiciones en que nos encontremos revelan cosas que necesitamos enfrentar en nuestras vidas y requieren tomar un paso que aunque parezca hacia atrs en la direccin que Dios quiere para nosotros. Quizs le has estado pidiendo a Dios algo y en lugar de darte eso hace algo completamente inesperado. Quizs lo que este haciendo no es simplemente arreglando tu situacin pero mas bien haciendo a ti completo. Jess no pierde el tiempo con nosotros. No quiere dejarnos igual de cmo llegamos a el, ni tampoco quiere darnos algo que sea menos que su perfecto amor y gracia. Qu cosa inesperada esta haciendo Dios en tu vida? Ningn ojo ha visto, ningn odo ha escuchado, ninguna mente ha imaginado lo que Dios tiene preparado para quienes lo aman. 1 Corintios 2:9 NTV