When Jesus saw their faith

“When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.” - Mark 2v5

True faith always shows itself in action. True faith is never hidden or quiet. One day while Jesus was in a hope preaching and healing a group of five men demonstrated this kind of faith.

Four men we carrying a pallet trying to get their sick friend to Jesus. When the approached the house where Jesus was teaching and healing they realised they could never get there because of the crowd. Many would have just given up, turned around, and gone home. These men though had faith that compelled them to keep on going. They climbed up on the roof, removed a few tiles, and lowered their friend through the roof.

It is clear that all men, including the sick man, had faith because Jesus acted when He saw their faith my saving the sick man. We aren’t given all of the details, but it looks like the other men were already believers and the sick man came for both physical and spiritual healing because of their testimony.

A lot of folks claim to have faith, but faith that does not produce works is dead faith. Jesus acted when He saw their faith. Do we have the kind of faith that can be seen?