Cleansed As the Leper

When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matthew 8:1-3 There is much comfort for God's church in the passage quoted above, for we recognize that we have so much more need to be cleansed than did this leper. And in the cleansing of this...