Author: Dave Miers

My name is Dave Miers. I love Jesus, and I’m passionate about using new mediums to communicate the timeless message of Christ crucified and risen. I currently serve the persecuted church through my work with Open Doors Australia.
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Mar 27 – Joshua 19-20; Luke 5:17-39 – WHO CAN FORGIVE SINS BUT GOD ALONE?

Welcome to the “But first, Bible” daily devotional podcast with Dave Miers.

Our readings for today are Joshua 19-20 and Luke 5:17-39.

Let me read from Luke 5:17–19,

[17] On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal. [18] And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, [19] but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.

Word is spreading about Jesus. He continues to teach with great authority. The power of the Lord is upon him. People are being healed.

And so you can imagine this scenario: a man who is unable to walk gets wind of this miracle worker. And so his friends, knowing there is no hope for this man in that culture, carry him to go and see Jesus. Just like everyone else in Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem! But the crowds won’t stop this group of men from getting their paralysed friend to see Jesus. They climb the roof. They remove the tiles. They lower their friend into Jesus’ presence. It would have caused quite the commotion!

The man lay on the ground in front of Jesus – all eyes are on the paralysed man, all eyes are on Jesus. What will he do?

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