Summary: <p><strong> Hi, this is Ricky and our Daily Devotional today is found in Matthew 9:1-8. </strong><strong>Feel free to read along in the show notes below.</strong><br> <strong>Also, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this scripture so comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-91-8/%20">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-91-8/ </a>.</strong></p> <p><span class="text Matt-9-1"><span class="chapternum">1 </span>And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.</span> <span id="en-ESV-23382" class="text Matt-9-2"><sup class="versenum">2 </sup>And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, <span class="woj">“Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23383" class="text Matt-9-3"><sup class="versenum">3 </sup>And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”</span> <span id="en-ESV-23384" class="text Matt-9-4"><sup class="versenum">4 </sup>But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, <span class="woj">“Why do you think evil in your hearts?</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23385" class="text Matt-9-5"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">5 </sup>For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23386" class="text Matt-9-6"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">6 </sup>But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”</span>—he then said to the paralytic—<span class="woj">“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.”</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23387" class="text Matt-9-7"><sup class="versenum">7 </sup>And he rose and went home.</span> <span id="en-ESV-23388" class="text Matt-9-8"><sup class="versenum">8 </sup>When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.</span></p> <p><strong>What do you think? </strong><br> <strong>Comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-91-8/%20">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-91-8/ </a>. </strong><br> <strong>Email me with comments, feedback, or prayer requests at <a href="mailto:dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com">dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com</a> and you can follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/devotionpodcast">@devotionpodcast</a>. Also, you can like us on Facebook at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/facebook">www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/facebook</a> . </strong><br> Did you know that you can support the Daily Devotional Podcast on Patreon for as little as $1. Become a Patron at <a href="http://www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/support">http://www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/support</a>. Easy Lemon Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</p>
