Luke 5

Sin is missing the mark. In Luke chapter five the Greek word for sin (ἁμαρτία) is used seven times (Luke 5:8, 20, 21, 23, 24, 30, 32). Peter misses the mark, the Paralytic misses the mark, Levi misses the mark. You and I miss the mark too.

I love the story where Jesus heals the Paralytic. Before he heals his physical problem Jesus heals his spiritual problem, "Man, your sins are forgiven." We have lots of physical challenges in life like financial difficulties and broken bodies. Let's make a spiritual commitment to take care of our sin first. SWC