Unity and persistence

Luk 5:17-20 / Mark 2:2-4

Men came to carry a paralytic on a mat and tried to take him to Jesus, too full, must be crazy full otherwise they wouldn't go to the roof, they lowered a mat through the roof ..

Paralytic man - his friend? family? we don't know, but someone that they care enough to climb up and digging through the roof. 

The house - they couldn't find a way because of the crowd.. like really full, no other way.

Imagine, 4 people - with a paralytic man in a mat.. carried them over to the roof, and digging through the roof, made an opening (well, do you think they prepare before hand? ) they must quickly gather tools and stuff to make hole..  and even rope, to lower it? 

And then God rewarded their persistence, and faith of these 4 people  -  and the man was healed.

We're like those 4 people that carried the mat.. we're a tool, we have faith, and persistence. Sometimes we don't get the reward, but what we did make a difference... not just in someone's life, in this 'paralysed' person life, but other people that witness it, even for the Pharisee life, stirred up something.. offensive faith!

We're musician, singers, multimedia, we have to give our best, we do make a difference, we have faith, know that Jesus can heal, restore, and we need to persist. As Pastor Gagan mentioned, we are the mediator, we re-focusing people and congregation attention to God himself, we all are the servant of God and our music ministry serve as a 'bridge'. That's our goal, as a music team! we need to work together, not 1, 2 but 4 people! 

and in the end: verse 26: Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God.