The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 4 March 2026
Daily Fountain Devotional 4 March 2026 TOPIC: Man, Your Sins Are Forgiven You!
SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 5:17-26
17Â And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18Â And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
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19Â 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.
20Â And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21Â And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22Â But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23Â Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24Â But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
25Â And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26Â And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
TODAY’S MESSAGE
Sin simply means disobedience of God’s will. It comes from Satan (John 8:44), man’s heart (Matt. 15:19, 20), lust (James 1:15), etc. The consequence of sin is death (Rom. 6:23); it also brings about sickness, accidents, confusion, loss of peace, fruitlessness and demonic attacks. Today in our text, we see the one, who became a paralytic because of sin. For his healing to take place, he needed the forgiveness of sin. And Jesus, seeing the faith of the man and those who struggled to bring him to Him, He had pity on them. However, before giving the man total healing, Jesus first dealt with the root cause of his paralysis which was sin.
Beloved, though all sicknesses do not resul from sin, however, knowing, confessing, forsaking of sin and believing in Jesus will go a long way in bringing about our total healing. Let us open the ‘roof’ of our hearts and present ourselves before the Lord Jesus today. He will do it again for someone now and that person is you! Amen.
PRAYER: Wash me completelyfrom myiniquity and cleanse me from mysin, OLORD. Amen.
