Matthew 8:3
3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Most
of us are familiar with the healing of the leper in Matthew 8. It is a
beautiful account of God’s willingness to touch and heal the sick, no
matter how unclean they may be. Whenever we doubt God’s willingness to
heal us, we should listen to the words of Jesus again: “I am willing; be
cleansed.” He is the same yesterday, today and forever!
Since the Bible is
clear about God’s willingness to heal, why do we still have problems
with our health? Why do we still experience symptoms in our bodies?
I believe that the
answer is found in what Jesus told the leper to do next. He told him to
go and show himself to the priest. (Matthew 8:4) This was the law then
for lepers who were healed. (Leviticus 14:2–3) And he was to hear the
priest pronounce the word “clean” over him. (Leviticus 14:7)
You see, as believers,
when we received Jesus, His blood cleansed us from sin as well as
sickness. (Isaiah 53:4–5) But we keep hearing people pronounce sin,
sickness, poverty and death over us. We keep hearing people tell us that
we are unclean, undeserving, poor, weak, and that it is only natural
that we grow old and sickly, and die.
God is waiting for a priesthood that will rise up and pronounce His people clean!
“But Pastor Prince, where can I find such priests?”
Who are the priests
today? You and I! In fact, we have more authority to pronounce good
things than the Levitical priests of the Old Testament. They were just
priests. But we are king-priests by the blood of Jesus!
(Revelation 1:5–6) Where the word of the king is, there is power.
(Ecclesiastes 8:4) And by the word of a priest, every controversy and
every assault shall be settled. (Deuteronomy 21:5)
Beloved, God has
cleansed you, so pronounce yourself clean! Right now, put your hand on
your heart and pronounce good things over yourself. Say, “I pronounce
myself clean, righteous, healed, whole and prosperous by the blood of
Jesus!” By your word as a king-priest, every assault against you shall
be settled!
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