A man with leprosy came down and knelt before him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." Matthew 8:2
How many times have I said, "God, I am willing." Or, I've said it in a variety of ways, "Lord, heal me," "Lord, help me," "Lord, I want this...can you give it to me?" "Lord, I just want to stop hurting."
But looking at this Scripture, I am being taught to, maybe, speak to God another way.
This man has leprosy. He is has been outcast from society...especically by the people of God. He is unclean and unloved. Never touched because the sight of him drove fear into people.
So easily he could have called to Jesus from his square of the world, "Heal me!" But he didn't. When he saw Jesus, he went directly to him and knelt before Him. And what does he say?
"Lord, if you are willing..."
This diseased man knows that it is all about Jesus. It has nothing to do with him, but everything to do with the Son of God.
And then he states the obvious, "you can..."
Of course Jesus can! But I rarely have the faith that He can. Maybe I look at my unworthiness and think, "why would He want to?"
I must look at this lepor and learn, it is not about me, it is all about Jesus.
"You can..." and I believe it! Oh, to have faith like this! To know and acknowledge what God can do and seek Him in His Will.
And I believe, when I approach, like this man, Jesus will look at me and say, "I am willing."
