“Plan B”

Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.

Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.”

Mark 2:3-4

The people had heard that Jesus was in the house!

Desperately, they filled every room to overflowing.

The mob, which it had become by now, was spilling over outside like rising floodwaters.

The narrow street that passed the homes door was packed with humanity ‘till there was no longer any hope of entry into the house where Jesus was visiting.

Imagine if you were trying to force your way past all the people attempting to gain the same access to the Savior that you seek.  

You might expect a little opposition, don’t you think?

Perhaps even a riot.

Maybe they had naively planned on walking right up to Jesus.

That wasn’t going to happen!

Some probably suggested to them that the wisest course was to turn around and go home.

But they knew better.

Like the woman with the issue of blood or like blind Bartamaus, they were not about to surrender to the opposition, no matter how fierce.

Truly it was as if it made them redouble their effort.

One of them had an idea...

Let’s climb on the roof and set him down at the Messiah’s feet.

The opposition they faced was now met with steely determination to see their “Plan B” through.

Would you?