12 While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy.And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 13 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him. 14 And he charged him to tell no one, but “go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” (Luke 5)
"When he saw Jesus..." This man had a choice of responses: run and hide because he was a leper; shout at Jesus to watch out; run to His feet and bow down in faith. We always have choices when we see Jesus has come our way. Often, we choose to run away. This man believed Jesus could and would. He also believed in the sovereignty of God - not in a negative way, that God would heal him if He so chose to in some arbitrary way, but positively - that God always can, but He wants and deserves to be asked. Come, bow down, ask, then go and show, so others can see what Jesus can do too.
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