Meditate On
And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying,
“Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Then Jesus put out His hand
and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy
was cleansed.
Matthew 8:2–3
Jesus Is
Willing!
You believe that God can. But do you believe that He is
willing?
The leper who came to Jesus for healing said, “Lord, if
You are willing, You can make me clean.” The leper did not doubt Jesus’ ability
to heal him, but he was unsure if Jesus was willing to heal him. In other
words, he believed in God’s omnipotence, but was not sure if God’s heart was
one of love and unmerited favor toward him.
My friend, don’t be like that leper who completely
misread Jesus! Matthew 8:3 records that “Jesus put out His hand and touched
him, saying, ‘I am willing; be cleansed.’” Jesus was most willing. In fact, can
you see how personal Jesus’ ministry is? Jesus stretched out His hand and
touched the leper tenderly. I believe that Jesus did this to heal him not just
of his leprosy, but also of the emotional scars that he had received from years
of rejection.
Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews
13:8). Whatever the breakthrough you are believing Him for, He says to you, “I
AM WILLING.” Don’t doubt His heart of love for you any longer. Stop being
occupied by your own disqualifications and be completely absorbed in His love
and grace toward you!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
