In primary this month we have been talking about how Jesus Christ performed miracles. When I think of the miracles performed by Christ I automaticallly think of the raising of the dead, making the blind see, feeding the 5000, calming the storms and helping the lame to walk. Today I realized his greatest miracle of all when I was reading in Luke 5.
18 ¶ And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was ataken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are aforgiven thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh ablasphemies? Who can bforgive sins, but God alone?
22 But when Jesus aperceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23 aWhether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to aforgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, aglorifying God.
After thinking about that story I realized what an incredible miracle forgiveness of sins is. It is more difficult to comprehend or measure than some of these other tangible miracles, but it is the greatest of all his miracles. We are made whole and our sins our washed away. It doesn't matter who you are or what you have done, the Savior has atoned for your sins. Nobody is beyond help. We can ask him for this atonement in our lives constantly. It is never ending. That IS a miracle!!
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