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April 9, 2022

Rise and Walk

Mark 2:10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on Earth--he said to the paralytic, 11 To you I say, Rise, take up your mat and go to your house. 12 And he rose and immediately took up the mat and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, We have never seen anything like this!

These verses indicate that in order to show that He had authority to forgive sins, the Lord said to the paralytic, "Rise, pick up your bed and go to your house." This was the healing of the paralytic. The Lord's salvation not only forgives our sins, but also makes us "rise and walk." It is not rise and walk first, and then be forgiven of our sins; that would be by works. Instead, it is to be forgiven of our sins first, and then to rise and walk; this is by grace. Here [v. 12] we have the fulfillment of the Slave-Savior's word, "Rise, pick up your bed." To say, "Your sins are forgiven," was easier than to say, "Rise, pick up your bed and walk." Since the latter was fulfilled, the former, the easier one, was surely also fulfilled. This is strong evidence that the Slave-Savior has authority to forgive sins on earth. The paralytic rose, picked up his bed, and went out before all. The Lord enabled the paralytic not only to walk, but also to pick up his bed and walk. Formerly the bed bore him; now he bears it. This is the power of the Lord's salvation. Moreover, this paralytic was brought to the Lord by others, but he went home by himself. This indicates that it is not that the sinner can come to the Lord, but that the sinner can go forth from the Lord by the Lord's salvation. (c) Living Stream Ministry.

Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study of Mark, pp. 67. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. Please visit us at www.emanna.com. Send comments to: [email protected].

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