PC(USA) – Devotions – Daily readings for Wednesday, February 24, 2010

February 24, 2010 in Daybook, Theology by pukeko

Some small thoughts.

  • Jesus told this man to do what the Law commanded and get his cure for leprosy ritrually cleansed so he could rejoin society and corporate worship.
  • Jesus said no publicity. This is unlike a lot of modern people, who proclaim the miraculous. Jesus, who was miraculous, at this point wanted to be able to go into villages.
  • But he got too big. He had to stay in the country. People flocked to hear him

40A leper came to him begging him, and kneeling he said to him, “If you choose, you can make me clean.” 41Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I do choose. Be made clean!” 42Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. 43After sternly warning him he sent him away at once, 44saying to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 45But he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread the word, so that Jesus could no longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in the country; and people came to him from every quarter.

via PC(USA) – Devotions – Daily readings for Wednesday, February 24, 2010.

And doing good is a command. Doing good at times causes hassles in our lives. We should still do good.