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sudden, I felt the Lord arrest me, <strong>and</strong> He began <strong>to</strong><br />

give me an inner vision.<br />

I saw how the man with leprosy could have<br />

hidden under those rocks so he could hear Jesus<br />

preach without being seen <strong>by</strong> the multitudes. Had he<br />

been seen, being unclean because of his leprosy,<br />

people repulsed <strong>by</strong> his condition might have hurled<br />

s<strong>to</strong>nes at him <strong>to</strong> drive him a<strong>way</strong>.<br />

I saw the anguish of the man, who was suffering<br />

not only because his body was covered with leprous<br />

sores <strong>and</strong> raw, exposed flesh but also because he was<br />

forced <strong>to</strong> isolate himself <strong>and</strong> be cut off from his<br />

loved ones so he would not contaminate or defile<br />

them (Lev. 13:45–46).<br />

I saw the desperation of the man who threw<br />

himself before Jesus, worshiping Him as he said,<br />

“Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”<br />

And I saw the beauty <strong>and</strong> the majesty of our<br />

Lord Jesus as He bent down <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong>uch the man with<br />

leprosy, raise him up, <strong>and</strong> pronounce, “I am willing;<br />

be cleansed.”<br />

In that moment, the Lord didn’t just res<strong>to</strong>re the<br />

man’s <strong>health</strong>, He also res<strong>to</strong>red his humanity.<br />

I don’t know if you realize how amazing it is that<br />

Jesus <strong>to</strong>uched a man with leprosy. Under the law,<br />

when the clean <strong>to</strong>uches the unclean, the clean

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