The presence of God

Luke 5:17-19

“And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.” 

God we know is everywhere but aside from that, there is also the presence of God that descends on a place when the word of God is being preached or taught, or real heartfelt worship is going on in a place. This is the kind of presence that was present in our text. Whenever such a presence comes, it is for a purpose. It is one thing for the presence to be in a place it is another thing for that presence to benefit you. This is what happens in a lot of gatherings and this is why two people can be in the same service and one gets healed and the other does not. What is that ingredient?

“And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.” And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.” Luke 5:18-20

“And when he saw their faith…”

Faith made the difference. Faith was used to connect with the power of God and channel healing to the paralyzed man. As it was then, so it is now. The power of the Lord may be present to deliver, but you will have to connect with your faith to receive whatever you have need of. Make that faith connection today. 

How do I make the connection you might ask. The faith connection was in what they did because the Scriptures said, “when Jesus saw their faith…”. He saw what their faith moved them to do. Your faith connection is revealed in what you do for there is always something to do to show one’s faith.