A man with leprosy came to Jesus. He begged Jesus, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." The man must have lived a miserable and lonely life. There was no way to heal his leprosy. He realized the only solution was Jesus. He begged on his knees before Jesus. Our sin is like leprosy. It is smelly; it is excruciatingly painful. It is contagious. It makes us ugly. No matter what we do, we cannot be freed from our sin. The only way to be cleansed from our sin is by coming to Jesus.

Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing. Be clean!" Immediately, the leprosy left the man, and he was healed. His lifelong problem was solved by Jesus. Jesus has the power to solve our sin problems. By Jesus' death on the cross, our sins have been forgiven. We no longer live under the power of sin and death. Rather, we live as a new creation in Jesus!

Lord, we are sinners who had no way to solve our sin problems. We walked in darkness and loneliness like the leper. Thank you for cleansing us by your blood shed on the cross!


Application: Lord, Jesus, thank you for making us clean by your blood shed on the cross!
One Word: I am willing. Be clean!