The Gospel leads us to Pray

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January 16, 2022

When we see who Jesus is and who we are because of it, we’re so much better stirred to pray than trying to do so in our own effort. In this story, we see how Jesus’ healing of a leper is not only a picture of the Gospel, but also gives us a number of helpful principles in how we approach God and what we can expect to find as we do.

Jon Potter

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Matthew 8:1–4 (Listen)

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

8:1 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And behold, a leper1 came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus2 stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”

Footnotes

[1] 8:2 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
[2] 8:3 Greek he

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