The Healing of the Leper Part 1
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Healing of The Leper
This true account if found in Matthew 8:1-4, Mark 1:40-45, Luke 5:12-15
Matthew 8:1-4
1 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. 2 And behold, a leper[a] came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 3 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”
Matthew 8:3 from the AMPC reads that Jesus said, “I am willing; be cleansed.”
Points:
The leper came to Jesus with a belief and a question. He believed Jesus could heal him, that he had the power to heal him but the “if” shows the leper’s uncertainty if he was willing or not. Many people today will say God can heal but not as many are certain about God’s willingness to heal.
The leper believed Jesus could heal. He believed he had the power to heal but he did have that question, that uncertainty that Jesus addressed. I want you to notice he didn’t just touch him and say be healed. No, he addressed the uncertainty the leper had and said, “I will.” Those words were what the leper needed to go from knowing Jesus had the power to heal to knowing that he would heal.
Believing God can heal isn’t enough. We must settle the question, Is God willing?
Before we pray and ask God, we need to go to the Scriptures to see what God has revealed to be His will through his Word. It needs to be settled in our hearts that God can and it’s God’s will to heal.
Jesus saying “I will” reveals the Father’s will. John 6:38, “For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.” Jesus only said he was willing because he knew it was the Father’s will.
Was Jesus willing to heal before the leper asked? Yes. Who changed? Was it Jesus or the leper? The leper changed and was healed.
Blessings,
Tim Dumas
timdumas.net
This true account if found in Matthew 8:1-4, Mark 1:40-45, Luke 5:12-15
Matthew 8:1-4
1 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. 2 And behold, a leper[a] came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 3 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”
Matthew 8:3 from the AMPC reads that Jesus said, “I am willing; be cleansed.”
Points:
The leper came to Jesus with a belief and a question. He believed Jesus could heal him, that he had the power to heal him but the “if” shows the leper’s uncertainty if he was willing or not. Many people today will say God can heal but not as many are certain about God’s willingness to heal.
The leper believed Jesus could heal. He believed he had the power to heal but he did have that question, that uncertainty that Jesus addressed. I want you to notice he didn’t just touch him and say be healed. No, he addressed the uncertainty the leper had and said, “I will.” Those words were what the leper needed to go from knowing Jesus had the power to heal to knowing that he would heal.
Believing God can heal isn’t enough. We must settle the question, Is God willing?
Before we pray and ask God, we need to go to the Scriptures to see what God has revealed to be His will through his Word. It needs to be settled in our hearts that God can and it’s God’s will to heal.
Jesus saying “I will” reveals the Father’s will. John 6:38, “For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.” Jesus only said he was willing because he knew it was the Father’s will.
Was Jesus willing to heal before the leper asked? Yes. Who changed? Was it Jesus or the leper? The leper changed and was healed.
Blessings,
Tim Dumas
timdumas.net
