Dirty Jobs
The Man With Leprosy
1When he came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2A man with leprosy[a] came and knelt before him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
3Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately he was cured[b] of his leprosy. 4Then Jesus said to him, "See that you don't tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
Bee's Thoughts:
The leper in the above passage rightly identified that if God is willing all things all possible. Jesus is ever willing to heal us of our 'leprosy' (uncleanness). We need to learn to pray in God's will so that what we pray and hope for are in line with God's will. Only then can we see things happening.
Dear Lord,
Teach me to always remember to pray in accordance to Your will instead of mine. May Your will be done in my life so that Your glory will shine through me.
In Jesus' I pray. Amen.
Tommy's Thoughts:
Today, who are the lepers? If we really care enough to look around us, we’ll find many of these marginalized and destitute people in need of our love, care, support and guidance. A good example is drug dependents. The number of addicts is surging every year, but voluntary workers are few. There are various Christian initiated rehabilitation centers out there that need our help and contribution.
We can help out in so many ways like recommending and awarding these centers with work projects, sponsoring their residents, employing those graduated from these centers, providing skills and training, or just taking time by doing ministering and praying for them. As Jesus has said in Matthews 25:40: “...Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”
Dear Father, thank You for teaching me to go out and serve Your people instead of always focusing only on myself. Lead me to show compassion and care for those who are less fortunate and follow Your leading to help and contribute them. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.
