Date: August 18, 2013 11:50 PM
Topic: +DEV+ I Am Willing ... Be Clean
I Am Willing ... Be Clean
"...a man came along who was covered with leprosy.... Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. 'I am willing,' he said. 'Be clean!’ And immediately the leprosy left him." (Luke 5:12-13)
Scripture Focus: Mark 5:21-42
The musical genius embodied in Ludwig van Beethoven astounds me. When only 20 years old, he began going deaf, yet continued to compose some of the world's most magnificent classical works. It is understood he attached a wooden pole to his piano's soundboard so he could "listen" to the vibrations by clenching the rod with his teeth. He listened through touch.
One day, surrounded by a noisy crowd, Jesus "heard" the desperate touch of a very sick woman. She believed if she could just make contact with the miracle worker's cloak, she would be healed. At the very moment she did, Jesus "realized that power had gone out from him" (Mark 5:30) and did not disregard it. He knew her touch had been filled with both need and faith, so He pronounced complete healing over her. Over and over again we read in the Gospels of Jesus touching those in need, even the leprous "untouchables," and how their bodies responded to Him.
Jesus touches our deepest need, too. Trust Him, and know the healing of His touch.
Insight: When Jesus passed a leper colony, He heard them shout, "Unclean, unclean!" His righteous life and payment on the cross wiped them - and us - clean!
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