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40有一个长大麻风的来求耶稣，向他跪下，说：“你若肯，必能叫我洁净了。”41耶稣动了慈心，就伸手摸他，说：“我肯，你洁净了吧！”42大麻风即时离开他，他就洁净了。43耶稣严严地嘱咐他，就打发他走，44对他说：“你要谨慎，什么话都不可告诉人，只要去把身体给祭司察看，又因为你洁净了，献上摩西所吩咐的礼物，对众人作证据。”45那人出去，倒说许多的话，把这件事传扬开了，叫耶稣以后不得再明明地进城，只好在外边旷野地方。人从各处都就了他来。
这是一个美丽的故事，那个长大麻风的人来找耶稣，耶稣对他动了慈心。那人知道耶稣能治好他，但他把自己交在耶稣手里，说:“如果你愿意。”我们所有的祷告不都是这样吗?耶稣教导我们祷告说:“愿你的旨意成就。”我们的神和救主总是知道什么对我们是最好的。最终我们都会死，如果不是死于这种疾病，也会死于另一种疾病。这个故事邀请我们把自己放在耶稣的手中，因为我们知道以下两点关于耶稣的真理：第一，他是全能的，可以做任何他想做的事。第二，他深深地爱着我们，永远为我们去做那些对我们最好的事。主阿，你若肯，必能叫我洁净了。
你注意到耶稣摸了那个麻风病人吗?从技术上讲，这将使耶稣在礼仪上变得不洁净。但我们也可以争辩说，既然他的触摸使那人洁净，那么耶稣就没有不洁净。主耶稣经常触摸那些他医治的人，这些证据都表明，我们的救主心里充满恩慈和怜悯。总有一天，耶稣会拥抱我们，就是我们这些被他的宝血洗净的罪人。
耶稣让他不要告诉任何人，这似乎有些奇怪。后来我们就知道原因了，当那个人把疾病痊愈的消息传开的时候，耶稣因为太多人聚集，无法在城里自由的行走。不要让神迹阻碍你看见耶稣是你的救主。如果你要求他创造奇迹，你可能会失望。如果你顺服耶稣的旨意，你永远不会失望。
祷告:主耶稣，我永远不会停止祈求你的赦免，因为我知道这是你的意愿，你愿意赦免我所有的罪。在生活的困难中，当我面对疾病甚至死亡时，我总是祈祷:“愿你的旨意成就。”只要知道你对我充满恩慈怜悯，你愿意为我的罪而死就够了。阿们。
Mark 1:40-45: A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41 Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” 42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed. 43 Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: 44 “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” 45 Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere. (NIV)
The man knew that Jesus could heal him, but he placed himself in Jesus’ hands when he said, “If you are willing.” Don’t we do the same with all of our prayers? Jesus taught us to pray, “Your will be done.” Our God and Savior always knows what is best for us. Eventually we will die, if not from this disease, then from another. This story invites us to put ourselves in Jesus’ hands, because we know that these two things are true about Jesus. He is all powerful and can do anything he chooses to do. And he loves us dearly and will always do what is best for us. “Lord, if you are willing , you can make me clean.”
Did you notice that Jesus touched the leper? Technically, this would have made Jesus ceremonially unclean. But we can also argue that since his touch made the man clean, Jesus did not become unclean. How long had it been since another human being had touched him? We see more evidence of the compassionate heart of our Savior. Someday Jesus will wrap his arms around us, sinners who have been washed and cleansed by his own blood.
It may seem strange that he told him not to tell anyone. We see why when the man spread the news, and it kept Jesus from moving freely through a town because of the crowds. Don’t let miracles get in the way of seeing Jesus as your Savior. If you demand a miracle from him, you may be disappointed. If you submit to Jesus’ will, you will never be disappointed.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, I will never hold back from asking for your forgiveness, because I know it is your will to forgive all my sins. But in the difficulties of life, when I face illness or even death, I will always pray, “Your will be done.” It is enough to know that you cared enough for me to die for my sins. Amen.