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By Janice Aylor
10/28/21
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I had to get to Jesus. I did not know where he had gone. I heard the day before he had been heading toward Capernaum, but later in the day he vanished into thin air. I could not find him anywhere.

I went back to the little cave where I usually stayed. I was not sure what else to do. The day was almost gone; it was nearly dark and I had to get some sleep. Before drifting off, I prayed, “Dear God please let me find Jesus tomorrow.”

The next morning, it was bright and sunny. I was sure I would be able to find Jesus. I decided to go back to where I had been the day before to look for Him.

When I went back to where I had been the previous day, I saw a large crowd of people. I soon discovered everyone was there because Jesus had returned. I was very happy, but also concerned since I knew I had a problem. How was I going to approach Jesus with all of those people around?

Right away, all of the people would begin screaming, “Unclean! Unclean!” as soon as they saw me. It was very apparent that I was a leper.

I watched from the shadows for a chance to approach Jesus. I was sure He would not refuse to speak with me. After about an hour, I saw my chance. Only a few people were left in the area, and they had walked quite a distance away.

I approached the Lord, and He turned around to look at me. I knelt at His feet. I pleaded, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean!”
He looked down at me gently and with love. He said, “I will, be thou clean!”

He touched me so softly I could hardly feel it, yet I felt the power of God surge through me. I could tell immediately I had been healed.

He said, “Tell no one what has just happened. Go right away to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

I thanked the Lord Jesus for healing me. Then I went to the priest and made my offering according to the Law of Moses.

I said farewell to the priest and left.

I could not contain myself and I told several of my friends about my healing and about the Lord Jesus. “He was attentive to my needs and so, so gentle to me,” I exclaimed.

I decided to go home and surprise my wife and children. My wife was so surprised she nearly fainted. She was very happy as I told her about my encounter with the Lord Jesus.

My children were really excited and couldn’t wait to tell their friends. They said, “My father was healed by Jesus and he presented an offering to the priest.”

The Lord Jesus became really famous after that. He had to stay away from the large cities and towns because the crowds were overwhelming. There were so many people wanting to see him and be healed.

I was so blessed to be healed by the Lord. His gentleness and love saved my soul as well. I believed in Him after He arose from the dead.

Praise Him!

This story is based on Matt. 8:1-4, Mark 1:40-45, Luke 5:12-16

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