Actions That Affect

Here in chapter 2 there’s a lot of people but there are 5 that are pointed out, 4 caring 1 that can’t do for himself. We see 4 people that care enough for someone else that they are sacrificially giving of themselves for someone else with no thought of return. There’s a principle that goes like this “Our sinful habits do hurt those who follow us.” In other words what we/ I do, good or bad affects others. Is this not what Jesus is saying here? 

Mark 2:5 (KJV) When Jesus saw their faith,(These 4 men) he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. What’s interesting to me is we read nothing of these 5 men. Nothing is said of these 4 men who sacrificed themselves. Neither is anything said about the man who was brought and lowered down to Jesus. No, not one word about his being healed of palsy was mentioned by these self righteous scribes. So listen, we shouldn’t expect nor do things hoping to be recognized. I remember a few years back when President Trump gave Rush Limbaugh the  Presidential  Medal of Freedom award. The look on Rush Limbaugh’s face when he announced it spoke volumes. He never saw this award coming. But greater than that, what he did in life wasn’t done to be awarded. Neither were these 4-men looking for anything other than helping a man who needed help. When we see the good others do for those in need is always inspiring. But when others do things that don’t inspire others but instead hurt others is not so exciting. The lie “it’s only hurting me!” Is not true for what we do affects others. The husband and wife who have children get a divorce does affect the children. Just ask children whose parents divorced. You’ll never hear them say “well it was the best thing for us kids.” The sad thing is it does affect. Our actions do affect others.