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Day 389 – Luke 5:13
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” and immediately the leprosy left Him. Luke 5:13, nIV This is what our Savior did to the man with leprosy. After the leper asked Him to be cleaned, Jesus showed Him what love and compassion is. He could’ve healed the man just by uttering a declaration of healing, but Jesus chose to reach out and touch Him despite His contagious disease. Jesus wasn’t afraid of the things that might happen to Him, but He expressed His love by letting the man feel that He was accepted. And Jesus showed His care to the leper…
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Day 388 – Luke 5:12
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Luke 5: 12, NIV In Jesus’ time, those who have leprosy are no longer considered part of society. People stay away from them because their sickness is contagious. Aside from that, the religious leaders in their time consider it a punishment from God. They looked at the lepers as sinners who deserved to experience excruciating pain both physically and emotionally. Imagine, at this very moment, this leper walked…
