Different but the Same
Matthew 8:3 “And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”
This chapter in the book of Matthew is one of comparison and contrast. The first two stories we see involve very different men: and leper and a centurion. The leper was a man ostracized by all around him. He was used to being held at arm’s length. I don’t think we fully grasp how repulsive his disease was. It completely disfigured the body and was contagious to anyone who would come near. This leper was forced to be a beggar, and he had no resources of his own. Read more »
Posted: January 5th, 2009 under Daily Devotional.
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