Jesus is God

Luke 5:17 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. 18And, 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. 19And 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. 20And when he saw their faith, [b]he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.[/b] 21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? [b]Who can forgive sins, but God alone?[/b] 22[u]But when Jesus perceived their thoughts[/u], he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? 23Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? 24But that ye may know that [b]the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins[/b], (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. 25And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

I was reading this today for devotions and thinking ever so much of the many people (of different "faiths") that deny that Jesus is God. The scribes accused him of blaspheme because he forgave sins, because God alone can forgive sins. Christ did many miracles on earth, but the greatest miracle is the forgiveness of sin. He really doesn't have to do anything, but he is a man of his word. He says he'll forgive you and he does, as simple as that. I just have to praise the Lord for forgiving my sins! I can have peace in my soul because I know God has already forgiven my sins!

God bless, Jo