If you were Jesus would you smile?

This morning's service came from the following passage. 

Mark 2:1-5 - After a few days, Jesus returned to Capernaum, and word got around that he was back home. A crowd gathered, jamming the entrance so no one could get in or out. He was teaching the Word. They brought a paraplegic to him, carried by four men. When they weren't able to get in because of the crowd, they removed part of the roof and lowered the paraplegic on his stretcher. Impressed by their bold belief, Jesus said to the paraplegic, "Son, I forgive your sins." 

The message was a sound one. I encourage anyone who wants to look it up on iTunes, simply search City Revival Church. It will come up. 

The thought I had does not have to do with the message preached. I found myself thinking, thinking about Jesus. As many of you know I have been focusing on what men can learn using Jesus as their role model. That has led me to desiring to be more like Jesus. I have recently begun to think of what he would be thinking or I should say based on what we know of his actions and character what he could have been thinking. I am not willing to presume that I would know what my Lord thinks. 

Let’s pretend for a moment we are Jesus in this passage. You are sitting in a house probably filled with some people who are curious about you, some of your traveling companions are in the room with you (maybe their family, come to see who has stolen them away from their careers), and some religious leaders looking to question it all. Suddenly you see some dust fall heavily from above. You hear a noise on the roof. You perhaps hear yelling; after all it wasn't their roof they were destroying. The religious men are asking some question they think they already know the answer to, when you see the first bit of light break thru. You see them now. Men! Regular men! They have two things, you can feel it. They have love for the man that is crippled and faith you can heal him. They know as you know his body is just part of the problem. His condition has left many scars and emotional issues. His anger with God has led him to sin by lashing out in anger and despair. You feel his pain. These men didn't come for a lecture. They came, they would not be stopped, simply to get the one they care about into your presence. You stand up slowly as the man begins to be lowered. You look up and lock eyes with the men lowering the cripple, one at a time you look into their faces. You see they know. They know you are the one they have waited on. You don't have to prove it. They already know. All they want is there friend to know. 

How pleased you are. In a minute the religious ones will accuse you of blasphemy. But for the moment you see 4 men who know you can fix all things. They know you and you them. You know all you will go through will be worth it, because there are men like these out there. These men that have found faith that people and buildings cannot stop, faith that moves out of love for another, you smile.

I think Jesus smiled. 

Oh how I want faith that will make Jesus smile.