Today I would like to revisit the 10 lepers, only look at it from a different perspective. We already know how horrible the disease of leprosy was from the description in my last posting. When Jesus told them all to go show themselves to the priest none of them questioned the Lord, they simply went. They showed great faith in Jesus’ authority and power.
While they don’t have anything to do with healing, I have two other examples of faith without having specifics prior to their action. The first example lies in Joshua 3:15-16 where the Jews crossed the River Jordan on dry land. The priests were carrying the Ark of the Covenant and were instructed by God thru Joshua that when their feet touched the edge of the river bank the water would cease to flow, allowing them to cross on dry land. So the priests had to show their faith in God by doing something first before the miracle would take place. The miracle itself was a two-fold miracle, because not only did the flow of the river cease, but the riverbed was dry, which was not possible under normal circumstances. It should have been wet, muddy and difficult to get traction. * It was the same with the Red Sea when God parted the waters allowing the Israelites to cross on dry land, escaping the Pharoah’s army.
The second example was in Genesis 12:1 when God instructed Abraham to leave his hometown and family to go to a place He would show him. Hebrews 11:8 says the following: “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.” It requires great faith to leave everything you know to go somewhere to be determined by an unseen God. He had to go in faith before God would reveal where he was going. Amazing!
Therefore, my point is that the lepers had to exhibit great faith without any promise of healing other than from a man they only knew by reputation. Yet they went and had their faith rewarded ON THE WAY to the priest. So what I’m telling you is to hold on to your faith because it may be all you have, but it’s also all you need. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.
In His name & for His glory,
Richard Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
* The text explains that this event took place a great distance away south of the town of Adam (v. 16). The time was in the spring of the year when the river is in its flood stage and therefore wider than its normal width of 90-100 feet and deeper than its average 3-10 feet. The southern flow of the Jordan is turbulent. The ez-Zor surrounds it. This is a thicket that makes the river itself difficult to reach, and that in ancient times contained wild animals. - www.neverthirsty.org
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