09/12/2025
THE MAN WITH LEPROSY
Scripture:
âWhen Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, âLord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.â Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. âI am willing,â he said. âBe clean!â Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.â Matthew⏠â8:1-3⏠âNIVâŹâŹ
What is Leprosy?
In TAGALOG term, we called it us âketongâ â is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The disease mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosal surfaces of the upper respiratory tract and the eyes.
On its spiritual term, the man with leprosy represents US. These are the things that we have na hindi pa natin na-i-surrender sa ating Panginoon. Hindi lang na-i-surrender kundi mga bagay na pumipigil sa atin upang tayoây makalapit sa ating Panginoon.
I. Spiritual Leprosy Mainly Affects the Following:
1. SKIN â Which represents the shame or guilt that the enemy is being implanted in our mind. The more we feel the intensifying shame and guilt, the more na maslalala âyung HIYANG nararamdaman natin na to the point na hirap na tayong humarap sa Panginoon.
2. PERIPHERAL NERVES â Function: The peripheral system allows the brain and spinal cord to receive and send information to other areas of the body. It represents our communication to our God. So, kapag mayroong pala tayong dala naaapektuhan nito âyung communication natin sa Panginoon. Dito na pumapasok na madalang, or minsan, hirap na tayong marinig ang pangungusap ni Lord.
3. MUCOSAL SURFACE â Function: form the interface of the body with the external environment and play a central role in immune surveillance and protection against infection. It represents the protection from God. At dahil sa leprosy, apektado na rin ito due to the disease, magkakaroon nang problema. Since the mucosal surface serves as a protection, if it was affected due to the disease, parang tayo rin, kapag nalalayo na tayo kay Lord, nawawala na rin âyung proteksiyon from God. Kaya pansin niyo, kapag wala na tayo o halos malayo na tayo sa puder ng Panginoon, lagi tayong napapahamak.
4. EYES â Function: It collects light from the visible world around us and converts it into nerve impulses that helps us to see. So, this represents our purpose or future. Dahil sa apektado na rin ito ng spiritual leprosy, there come a time na talaga namang mababalutan ang mga mata natin ng negativity na ang tanging mapapansin na lang natin ay puro discouragement or negativity sa paligid. Minsan, nagiging cause para malabo na nating makita ang plano ng Panginoon para sa atin. (Matthew 6:22-23)
II. Things we must do for us to be cured
âA man with leprosy CAME and KNELT before Him and said, âLord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.â (Matthew⏠â8:2âŹ)
1. Come to the Presence of God â Seek God
2. Kneel Before God â which talk about REPENTANCE for our sins and SURRENDERING ourselves before God.
Just like the man with leprosy, he did not hesitate himself to draw himself to the Lord. If you can see, He comes with SINCERITY and FAITH.
He asked God, âLord, if you are willing, YOU CAN MAKE ME CLEAN.â What do you think the reason why God willingly healed the man? It is because of his FAITH.
Try to differentiate the statement:
â YOU CAN MAKE ME CLEAN.
â CAN YOU MAKE ME CLEAN?
He never questioned Godâs capability to heal. Right from the start, he believed God can heal him.
Then what did God do to that man?
God answered, âI AM WILLING.â (Matthew 8:3)
After God saying that, the man immediately (AGAD-AGAD) healed.
CONCLUSION:
Remember, God is ALWAYS willing to perform miracles in our lives. Itâs up to us if we are willing or not.
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