"HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE FOR THOSE ASKING JESUS TO HELP THEM"

"HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE FOR THOSE ASKING JESUS TO HELP THEM"

Luke 5:12 And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Luke 5:13 Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately the leprosy left him.

Some explanatory thoughts:

1. First of all, do you think it was a coincidence, that Jesus and this leper found themselves together in the same city? I do not. For God's children, there are no coincidences. The Bible tells us that He is in control of all things, and that means all things. The Bible tells us He knows what we have need of before we ask. He knows where we are, and what we are thinking etc. 

2. This man, was full of leprosy, (the Bible uses leprosy as a type of sin) saw Jesus. Again, no coincidence. Sin, like leprosy, eventually ends in death. In the meantime, it destroys slowly, it takes away usefulness, it isolates us, it makes us not want to be with others, etc, etc. 

3. The leprous man fell on his face and implored, (which means, to desire, to make request, to beg, to ask, to pray) This man was at the end of his rope as it were. He had apparently heard like we have, that Jesus can help a man, no matter what the problem is. He did the sane thing, he humbled himself and asked Jesus a question.

4. Here's the question he asked, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Little did he know how willing the Lord was. He had some sense or belief that Jesus could heal him, but, he was not sure if Jesus would help him. 

5. Here's what Jesus did. Luke 5:13 Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately the leprosy left him. May I say, that this is what Jesus will do for you also. He will reach out to your prayer, He will cleanse you of sin. The Bible is chock full of stories of people like this leper, who asked God to help them, and He did. And, He will for you also.

6. Note: God may or may not heal a disease, but, He will every time, forgive sin, and bring healing to our hearts from the sin we have done. We can count on that. He is our Saving Savior. Let's go to Him with our needs today. Will You do that? I pray you will, because, He is willing. 

A prayer:

Lord, Thank You for showing us about who You are in the Bible. We need to know more and more about You, and it helps us so much when we learn about Your ways and Your actions, and what You will do for us. You are our friend, You want us to come to You, You will not deny our approaching You, we can and ought to run as fast as we can to You, anytime of the day or night, with any problem we have, and seek Your help. There is nothing that You cannot help us with. 

Thank You Lord, In Jesus name, amen

Pastor Bob Grenier