Be Clean

 

 Mk 1:40-45

Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy

⁴⁰ A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”

⁴¹ Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” ⁴² Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

⁴³ Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: ⁴⁴ “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” ⁴⁵ Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.

In two words, Jesus changed a man's life. Despite the order not to tell anyone, the cured man spread the news  everywhere.  How could he not? Perhaps we have received healings and "cleansings" even in some less dramatic way. Have we had the enthusiasm to tell others about God's powerful workings in our life? We might be able to win others to Jesus by bearing witness to his goodness to us...Something to consider.

Bro Rene

Dear God, let me not hold back on revealing the marvels you have done for me. Amen.