Heal Me

Leviticus 13

Have you ever been around someone that was sick with a cold? They may be sneezing and coughing all over the place. You try to be nice but you really do not want them around or to touch you because you do not want to become sick. You kind of give them the cold shoulder (no pun intended). My wife and I went on a cruise and my wife and I had the opportunity to meet the captain. The captain went to shake our hands but before he did he sneezed in it and offered the same hand for us to shake. We just smiled and waved, trying to be nice while ignoring the hand, while of course being kind of grossed out.

This chapter is the longest chapter in Leviticus. It deals with leprosy which was a serious disease in biblical days. Leprosy is a disease that ruins your nervous system. It would make your nerves dead. Some countries today still have cases of leprosy. This chapter deals with the importance of how one must be kept clean because this disease was so contagious. The priests were the ones that gave the ok if someone was clean or not clean. The person who had leprosy would have to were torn clothes, let their hair grow out, and yell out “Unclean, unclean.” They were considered outcasts of society and were not allowed to partake in daily activities with everyone else because the disease is so contagious.

Jesus is the Healer

In Luke 17:11-18 we get to read about Jesus healing 10 lepers. The lepers knew about Jesus and his healing abilities and asked if he would have mercy upon them. Jesus healed all of them. Jesus told them to present themselves to the priests which they were following what Leviticus 13 says.  Leprosy was a serious thing because if a person had it, their life was pretty much over. To be healed from an outbreak would be a miracle. Jesus is the one who heals, physically and spiritually. Jesus meets our needs, just like he did for the lepers. Just like he did for the woman who had the bleeding problem. Just like the blind, the deaf, and those who were miserable. Jesus healed them physically but he also healed them spiritually. He came to give life and life more abundantly (John 10:10). 

Where is your need? Are you in need of a healing touch? It would have been the biggest relief to be free and clean from leprosy. You would be able to join your family again, you would be able to be an active member of society again. This would be the greatest news you ever heard, “You are clean.” Now think how amazing it is to say, I was dead and on a path to hell for eternity. I was considered unclean. I was blind. I could not have fellowship with God. But, because of Jesus Christ you can be saved. You can go to heave. You can be considered clean in the eyes of God. You now can see. You have a relationship with God. That is what Jesus did for us. He died so we can be set from. He died so we can be considered clean from sin. He died so we can have life and life more abundantly. This news is far greater than any cure because this is for eternity. I am so thankful that Jesus healed me for eternity, are you?