Mark 1:40-45 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him, If you will, you can make me clean.… I. THE DEEP NEED OF THIS MAN'S LIFE — "And there came a leper unto Him." 1. It was a need that filled the life of this man with intense misery. 2. It was a need from which no human remedy could give relief. 3. It was a need that brought him into immediate contact with Christ. II. THE MANNER IN WHICH THIS NEEDY LIFE APPROACHED THE SAVIOUR. 1. His appeal to Christ was characterized by a truthful apprehension of his need. 2. His appeal to Christ was characterized by an acknowledgment of the Divine sovereignty. 3. His appeal to Christ was characterized by great earnestness. 4. His appeal to Christ was characterized by deep humility. 5. His appeal to Christ was characterized by simple faith. III. THE RESPONSE WHICH THE APPEAL OF THIS NEEDY LIFE AWAKENED IN THE BENEFICENT HEART OF CHRIST. 1. It awakened tender compassion. 2. It received the touch of Divine power. 3. It attained a welcome and effective cure.Lessons: 1. That it is well for a needy life to approach Christ. 2. That a needy life should approach Christ with humility and faith. 3. The marvellous way in which Christ can supply the need of man. (J. S. Exell, M. A.) Parallel Verses 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. |
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