Luke 17:12-13
They stood at a
distance from him and raised their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”
Leprosy… a type of
sickness that cannot be easily healed.
Slowly, the body is being consumed, little by little, until we cannot
bear the pain and suffering anymore. And
the part has to be amputated or disfigured permanently.
Sin… spiritual weakness that cannot be
easily cured. Slowly, the body is being
consumed, little by little, until we cannot bear the pain and suffering
anymore. And our lives are forever
amputated from the body of Christ, wallowing forever in sinful extravagance,
our soul disfigured permanently.
We are all lepers – spiritual lepers, that
is. What is worse, this disease affected
our hearts, totally ignoring God up to a point of doing those that are exactly
the opposite of His will.
And worst of all, some of us do not
believe that they ever can be healed!
Yet, there is hope. There is hope when Jesus sends His gospel to
us, and bids us to repent. "I believe in the forgiveness of
sins": this is a sweet sentence of
a true creed.
Believe in the renewal of our hearts; for
the Lord can give new hearts and right spirits even to the evil and unthankful;
cleansing our heart, our soul, our spirit – giving us salvation!
Let us pray +
Lord Jesus, I
am unclean as a leper shouting to You for forgiveness from afar, for I cannot
approach You and unworthy of even Your gaze.
But You did differently. You are
the One who even approached me and healed me of my spiritual illnesses. And You even gave up Your life to ensure
ever-lasting comfort, joy and peace with the Father. I shall always go back to give You thanks and
praise. Amen +
Rise up, O God, bring judgment to the earth.
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