God"s Can Heal You
Jesus Heals the Leper Mark 1:40-45 Q. Visualize condition of the Leper. Rejected by family, friends, community Outcast from the community and city No one would have touched him for days. If anyone touches him, he will also become unclean. Leprosy is not something, you can romanticize. It is one of the most hated and rejected diseases. (Check out Jesus healing the Disabled Man at Bethesda ) He would need physical, social, spiritual healing. His self-esteem would have been lost. According to Moses ' Law, the leper has to pass through at least 14 days of 'cleansing' process before he can enter the city and see Jesus. Q. What does his request say about his state of mind? The leper was desperate and downcast. In Jesus, he saw his last rescue! His lack of confidence in himself - "If you are willing, you can make me clean!" This man would