Sunday, March 23rd

Probably none of us have ever seen a person with leprosy, but in Bible times, to have leprosy was pretty much a death sentence.  You were isolated from others, and there was no treatment.  

The Bible gives an account of a leper who knew that if he could get to Jesus, he could be healed.

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. Matthew 8:2-3

Read again the faith that this man exhibited.  The Scripture doesn't say he doubted at all; instead, he demonstrated his faith by saying more or less, Lord, you can heal me...if you only will.  

Girls, we are all in need of healing.  Some of us need physical healing for sickness or pain; others of us might need emotional healing today.  But, The Lord is still healing people!  Do we have enough confidence in the power of God to say, "Lord, you can heal me...if you only will"?  

Just like this leper, we can experience the touch of God in our lives.  Just like The Lord very simply said, "I will" to the leper, He may have an "I will" for you, too.  But, you will never know unless you go to Him in prayer with just a tiny mustard seed of faith.  


Scripture Reading for the Day:
Proverbs 23
Matthew 8