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I. HIS DISEASE.

II. HIS APPLICATION.

1. We have here an intelligent appreciation of Christ as the Healer.

2. We have an instance of genuine earnestness.

3. We see here the marks of true humility.

4. A sample of prayer for a special gift.

5. But here is illustrated a very unworthy conception of Christ's love.

III. HIS CURE — "Jesus spake and it was done."

1. His method bears proof of Divinity — "I will, be thou clean."

2. The cure was instantaneous.

3. It was complete.

4. The cure must have been welcome.

IV. HIS OBLIGATION.

1. That obligation covered the whole area of his life.

2. The healer always becomes the sovereign. He who commanded the disease, commanded the patient also.

3. The requirement of Christ was founded in solid reason.

4. The obligation involved public acknowledgment and substantial gift.

V. HIS CONTUMACY.

1. Complete redemption is not obtained until the will is subdued.

2. This man's contumacy was thoughtless.

3. This contumacy was fraught with disastrous effects.

(D. Davies, M. A.)

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KJV: And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

WEB: A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, "If you want to, you can make me clean."