God’s Love For You

When you see someone receiving a miraculous healing or financial breakthrough, do you ask, “What about me, Lord?” This is seen mostly among Christians who have seen the extraordinary in another believer’s life. I believe that the leper who came to Jesus must have asked the same question. He must have heard or seen from a distance how Jesus had healed the sick, since he was not permitted to be in public places by the law. So he probably had no doubt that Jesus could heal him, but he was not sure if Jesus would. He said to Jesus, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean” (Matthew 8:2). He was confident of the power of God, but not the love of God for him. Many are like him in our churches today. They are confident that God can perform miracles but don’t know whether He would. God’s love for you is real.

Like the leper, maybe you don’t have a problem believing that God can give you your miracle, since He is Almighty God but you are wondering if He will do it for you. My beloved, let Jesus’ actions and answer to the leper settle this question once and for all. He stretched forth His hand, touched the leper and said, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately, the leper was healed. This should settle the question of whether or not it is God’s will to meet your need because surely He is willing.

I want you to notice that Jesus touched the leper. He could have healed him from a distance with just a spoken word as He had done in many other cases. He had healed others this way as in the case of the centurion’s servant and the Syro-Phoenician woman’s daughter. So why did He touch the leper? I believe that Jesus touched him to make him feel human again, to make him feel loved and accepted again. His touch was His love language to the leper; His touch was to show how much He cared for the leper.

Can you see God’s heart of love here? Can you see how much He loved the leper? That is how much God loves you! The day that you come to know God’s heart of love and believe that He wants you blessed more than you want to be blessed is the day that you receive your miracle! That is the day you will go to Him in faith and not complain and retell Him your problems as though He didn’t know.

Beloved, catch a glimpse of God’s love for you, and you will believe that He is not only able, but also willing to make you whole and to set you free!