"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)
Not if you can - NO - this man believed Jesus could; the question was: Are you willing? In this man's case, our Lord was willing and He made him clean. It seems that while our Lord walked this earth, He was willing to heal all who came to Him. Now, however in this age of grace as we see children of God succumb to sickness, accidents and death, the wise approach for us is the approach of the leper. It was the approach of the Lord in the garden. Mark records that He told God that He knew all things were possible for Him, including removing Jesus from the torturous death that awaited Him. Yet Jesus submitted to God's will - more than that - Jesus embraced God's will.
Isaiah the prophet of old, looked forward to that moment in time and wrote, "it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer" (Isaiah 53). Peter wanted God's will for his life, and it caused the death of himself and his wife. Paul wanted God's good, pleasing and perfect will for his life and it let him to prison and death.
The Israelites were led by God's will out of the luscious land of the Nile and into the desert of no water and no food. Where will God lead you and me? What is God's will for the dire situation before me? He is ABLE to deliver me from any circumstance, but is He WILLING?
Oh Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
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