“Say Nothing, Obey the Law”

June 1, 2017

“Say Nothing, Obey the Law”

Blessings folk!

The man with leprosy knew that Jesus could heal him if He was willing.
Jesus was willing.

The man was healed.
What happened next?

Read…

Mar 1:39-45
And He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee,
preaching and casting out the demons.

And a leper came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying,
“If You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him,
“I am willing; be cleansed.”

Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away,

and He said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in unpopulated areas;
and they were coming to Him from everywhere.


Jesus sternly warned him and sent him away.
Why?

A couple of things.

Jesus told him not to say anything to anyone.
Interesting in that is would be abundantly obvious that a healing had occurred.
Why did Jesus want him to be quiet?
Perhaps because the Lord did not believe that “the time had come” for Him to proclaimed in this manner…or…

Jesus then told him to show himself to the priest and offer a sacrifice according to the Law.
This was to be done as a testimony to them…to the priest…to the Jews.
The Law has many provisions for determining purity of skin, etc.
He was to obey the Law.

So…
Be quiet.
Obey the Law.

What did the man do?
Went out.
Proclaimed freely.
Spread the news of what the Lord had done for him.
So much so, that Jesus could no longer enter a city publicly…perhaps this is why the Lord did not want him to say anything?

Jesus then stayed out in the country side and the folk came to him.

May we proclaim what the Lord has done for us.

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