Faith Is Something That God Can See

And Jesus, seeing their faith said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." (Mark 2:5)

God is looking for something when He looks at us. He's not looking for perfection. He's not looking for performance. He's not looking for a target. He's looking for faith. And faith looks good to God. God is looking for those looking to Him. God is looking for those who are hoping in Him. God is looking for those who know unless God does something, their situation is helpless. God sees our condition.
Did the paralytic ask to be brought to Jesus or was he taken there against his will? We aren't told for sure but it seems to me that he was included in the statement that Jesus saw their faith. I don't think he was an unwilling participant but I believe the result was that he was more incapacitated than he knew. And who knew the depth of of his miserable condition more than the paralytic himself? Who knew the greater of his affliction? Jesus saw their faith...faith to be healed.
But Jesus also saw his heart...bound in sin and more crippling than his useless legs. And He sees our condition too. Today respond to the Lord in a way that gets His attention...trust Him with your condition. Let Him see your faith. Forgiveness sets a paralytic free...to walk with God. Faith is given by God and it's what He looks for when He looks at His children.