By Richard Dent via Bulletin Digest
In Mark 2:3-12 a paralyzed man needed help to come to
Jesus. Fortunately, he had friends willing to help. His
friends picked up the mat on which he was lying and
carried him to the house where Jesus was. Not just one
or two men could have done the job. It took all four,
each carrying his corner of the mat.
But wait! The story gets even more intriguing as we find
that so many people were in the house that the men
couldn’t get their stricken friend inside. They lifted their
friend, mat and all, onto the roof, made a hole, and
lowered him into the room where Jesus was (Mark 2:4).
Jesus was impressed with the men’s faith and said to the
paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven you” (2:5). The
man immediately arose, took up his mat as Jesus
directed him, and went out from the presence of them
all. Then they glorified God, saying, “We never saw
anything like this before” (2:11-12).
Friend, do you know that there are many in any given
community who will never find the truth or hear the
words of Jesus about salvation without our help? If any
one of those friends had dropped his corner of the mat,
the paralyzed man couldn’t have reached Jesus
As a Christian, have you dropped your corner? Or are you
carrying it to the best of your ability to serve the Lord?
Every member is needed to shoulder the responsibility for
helping the Lord’s work to progress. We need Bible School
teachers. We need parents who set faithful examples for
their children. We need men who dependably serve in
leading prayers and songs. We need men who aspire to
serve as elders and deacons.
Let us all carry our corner!
Groveland, FL