BOA #75 - Be a Stretcher-Bearer – Carry Others into the Presence of Jesus! - a podcast by Dr. Stan Ott

from 2021-01-14T02:41:37

:: ::

Dear Friend,

I love the famous encounter between Jesus and a paralytic:

“Then they came, bringing to Jesus a paralytic carried by four of men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.When Jesus saw their faith…,” he forgave the paralytic and healed him! Mark 2:3-5*

It was my teacher, Chuck Miller, who opened my eyes to this text when he asked the simple question, “Who are the stretcher-bearers in your life?”

Who are the people – when you are down – physically, emotionally, and spiritually or in any other way – who carry you into the presence of Jesus? Who will stop at nothing to lift you up? Whose faith Jesus sees – not even glancing at your own faith or lack of it in the moment – and raises you up?

For whom are you a stretcher-bearer? Perhaps you are “on a roof” that is separated from the person you care about – yet you are entrusting that person to the Lord who loves.

Thank God for the stretcher-bearers in your life and with your “people eyes,” the eyes of Jesus for people, offer yourself as a stretcher-bearer who carries others to the Lord who loves them.

Joy to you -- E. Stanley Ott

Further episodes of The Building One Another Podcast

Further podcasts by Dr. Stan Ott

Website of Dr. Stan Ott