Bible Verse of The Day – 5-27-22

Matthew 8:2-3 (NKJV) 2 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Jesus healed many people from a huge number of various diseases and conditions.

Perpetual bleeding, blindness, deafness, physical deformities, demon possession, seizures, and even leprosy, as in the scripture above.

There were many other sicknesses and diseases that he healed people from. These were just some examples.

Each of these people had their own unique situations that they were dealing with.

Some of them were healed with a simple word or phrase spoken from the mouth of Jesus. Others required the person (or people) to take certain steps, following the instructions that Jesus gave them.

In the example above with the leper, Jesus physically touched this man. And in that act, there is something significant that took place aside from the fact that the man was healed.

Based on Mosaic law (The Law), nobody was allowed to touch a leper. Doing so made you “unclean” (defiled) by the standards of The Law.

When Jesus touched the leper, He displayed authority over the disease. He didn’t fear it, and He didn’t fear the reaction of the people who saw this take place.

Many were afraid of touching a leper out of fear of becoming infected with leprosy themselves.

Take note, though, that when Jesus touched the leper, not only did He not become infected, but the leper was no longer infected either. The touch of Jesus, and the faith of the man with leprosy, healed him immediately.

Jesus was more than just a man with a gift to teach. He was more than a rabbi. He was more than a prophet, even though He was all of these and more.

He was God in human skin. He was Immanuel, God with us (Matthew 1:23).

He had absolute authority over everything, including sickness, death, wind and waves (Mark 4:41), demonic spirits and so much more.

So, if we are His, what do we have to fear?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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