Pick Up Your Bed
December 12, 2024
Matthew 9 tells us of Jesus healing a paralyzed man. First, he forgave his sins and then he healed his body. Here are Jesus words, “Get up, take your mat and go home.” Why ask him to carry his mat with him? That mat was his story. His past story. His testimony. His test before his testimony: “Jesus forgave my sins! Jesus healed me!” People could not see forgiven sins. They could see that he carried his bed.
Carry your story, my friend. Let it be God’s reminder to you of His glory, his grace coming full circle. Your greatest heartache might become your greatest ministry. Others might need to see that you are no longer laying on that mat. You are carrying it. Your story, God’s glory.