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Daily Devotion

Touching the Untouchable

Created: Tuesday, 23 January 2018 08:30
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Luke 5:12-15 --
 
In Israel, there WERE TWO KINDS OF LEPROSY. There was one that was rather like a bad skin disease, and it was the less serious of the two. The other was one in which the disease started from a small spot, ate away the flesh until the sufferer was left with only the stump of a hand or a leg. It was literally a living death.
 
The regulations concerning leprosy are in Leviticus 13 & 14. The most terrible thing about it was the isolation it brought. The leper was to cry "Unclean! Unclean!" He was banished from society and exiled from home. The result was, and still is, that the psychological consequences of leprosy were as serious as the physical. The leper was hated by others until he came to hate himself. That is the kind of man who came to Jesus; he was unclean, and Jesus touched him.
 
(1stJESUS TOUCHED THE UNTOUCHABLE. Jesus' hand went out to the man from whom everyone else would have shrunk away. Two things emerge: (1st) when we despise ourselves, when our hearts are filled with bitter shame, let us remember that in spite of all, Jesus' hand is still stretched out. A suggested new beatitude is, "Blessed are those who heal us of our self-despisings." That is what Jesus did and does. (2nd) it is of the very essence of Christianity to touch the untouchable, to love the unlovable, to forgive the unforgivable. Jesus did-and so must we. Jesus sent the man to carry out the normal, prescribed routine for cleansing. The regulations are described in Leviticus 14. Jesus' miracle still required the man to follow the rules God had given. (3rd) Verse 15 tells us of the popularity Jesus experienced. But it was only because people wanted something from Him. Many people desire the gifts of God but reject the demands of God-and, there could be nothing more dishonorable.
 
Life Application: Are you a Jesus follower just because He is kind and generous or do you really love Him? Jesus loves to give whatever we need, but we just must have the right spirit and attitude.
 
Praise/ Prayer: "BLESS THE LORD OH, MY SOUL AND FORGET NOT ALL HIS BENEFITS!" Dear Father, You and Your Son, Jesus are so full of love.   There is no end to Your faithfulness! How wonderful it is to be in relationship with You and the Host of Heaven. I call on You daily as I have a need, but now I am learning to "Sing Unto the Lord A New Song!" Hallelujah! Amen!
 
 
 
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