He Is Willing and Able

Luke 5:12-13, While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

How like our Savior, so willing to cleanse those who come to Him with rotting flesh! He does not turn away any who understand their dependence on Him and humbly admit it is only His good pleasure that can render them whole. He does not turn His back on us in revulsion when we come to Him full of fetid sin-sores that so readily offend even our best of human friends. Rather Purity Himself reaches out to us and drives away our uncleanness by His touch. Such is the power of Christ's virtue that though He touch the foul, He does not come away defiled (as happens with every other human) but rather the putrid comes away pure!

Thank You, Savior, that You not only have the power to restore (as the leper understood: “You can make me clean”), You are more than willing to cleanse the foul and heal the broken. How horrific would be our state had we either a God with the power to heal us but no will to or a God who longed to restore us yet lacked the ability. But no, restoration is such a part of Your nature, my dear saving God. You have proven Yourself throughout history as an omnipotent God who delights in binding the broken, redeeming the captive, and reclaiming the lost. And for this, we, the objects of Your willing power at work, praise You!