I loved watching the above plot unfold in The Chosen. (Have you watched that show yet? If you haven’t, boy, should you!!) It’s truly such a unique story. Let’s visit it together in our imagination for a moment. Can you see, with your mind’s eye, the scene from inside the room where Jesus is? The first thought that comes to my mind is, this kind of over-capacity crowd was probably a fire hazard. Nobody was worried, though. They wanted to come into close contact with the fire of God that was flowing through Jesus.
What about when the noise began above their heads? They must have all looked up at the ceiling. What in the world?? I would wager that Jesus paused His ministry and gazed upward with everyone else. A small hole would have begun to open up, dirt and debris falling down on everyone below. I can see people dusting it off and trying to inch out of the way.
I can only imagine what a reaction was coming out of the owner of the house as this unfolded. Was he yelling frantically for the roof demolition to stop? Was Jesus gently instructing him to hold his peace? Were the paralytic’s buddies hollering down that they would Continue reading Through the Roof
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