"Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean."
Luke 5:12
Looking at ourselves honestly, here...do any of us really have the courage to give God the choice, like this leper? What would the rest of this sentence be if the leper had continued? "Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean...or not. I'll be fine either way." Jesus would probably see clear through that. But, I love the faith and the humility the leper shows in honoring Jesus' power. We, who know Jesus' compassion as well as his power, can picture Jesus' love for this man, and his desire to give the man a whole, healthy life. But, the leper, not knowing Jesus the way we do, could only come to him in humility and surrender. Beautiful, this! Today and this weekend, let's preface our prayers as this leper did, with humility and grace..."Lord, if you wish..." Love, heidi
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