Matt 8:2-3
And, behold, there came a leper
and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched
him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was
cleansed.
A leper came to Jesus
and worshiped him. He worshiped him
before any healing was given. He worshiped Jesus from a place of rejection, physical torment and
affliction. No one could touch a
leper. Lepers would have to announce
their presence to give people an opportunity to pull themselves back in order
to avoid any possible touch. Could you
imagine? Being someone in so much
affliction and not having human touch to comfort and console you? Here, we see
Jesus healing this man, but we see Jesus touching this man and then healing
him. The touch came BEFORE the healing. The leper’s worship came BEFORE the
healing. How precious the love each had
for the other. Our Jesus is longing to
touch us regardless of whether we think we deserve it or not. His touch IS our healing. He will touch us BEFORE we are healed. Be open to His touch today. Worship Him BEFORE He moves in power. This will produce a relationship that is
rooted in love rather than performance.
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