"And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him."
Luke 5:12-13
This is an interesting story from the New Testament. One thing that I really like about it is that the sick man expressed his faith in Christ by stating that he had the ability to heal him, if he willed. It reminds me of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego when they stood before Nebuchadnezzar and expressed their faith that God could save them from the flames if he chose to (Daniel 3:17-18).
Christ's response is perfect (of course), confirming the man's faith and also showing that Christ wanted to heal him.
Honestly, I think that all of us are in the same situation as this man and the men before Nebuchadnezzar. God can do all things in our lives to save us and help us, if he will. It's up to us to believe that and to go to God in prayer, confident in God's ability to do so, but also being sensitive to his will... because he knows when the time is right to do all of these things.
Today, let's show our faith by going before God and talking to him about our needs, and leaving it in his hands. As we do, we will be blessed, whether in the way that we expect or not. :)
And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him."
Luke 5:12-13
This is an interesting story from the New Testament. One thing that I really like about it is that the sick man expressed his faith in Christ by stating that he had the ability to heal him, if he willed. It reminds me of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego when they stood before Nebuchadnezzar and expressed their faith that God could save them from the flames if he chose to (Daniel 3:17-18).
Christ's response is perfect (of course), confirming the man's faith and also showing that Christ wanted to heal him.
Honestly, I think that all of us are in the same situation as this man and the men before Nebuchadnezzar. God can do all things in our lives to save us and help us, if he will. It's up to us to believe that and to go to God in prayer, confident in God's ability to do so, but also being sensitive to his will... because he knows when the time is right to do all of these things.
Today, let's show our faith by going before God and talking to him about our needs, and leaving it in his hands. As we do, we will be blessed, whether in the way that we expect or not. :)
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