We may have come to a stage in our lives where we think we have reached the lowest of low and there is no way out. We feel no one cares and we are not worth the time of day. We take the attitude that if we have done this much damage and ruined our lives and the lives of others, there's no way we can be restored.
I want to encourage you with these words. Though man will give up on you and even glory in your infirmities and troubles, there is a Savior who loves you just as you are. But He refuses to watch you stay in your mess without giving you time and a special touch. You are worth it to Jesus.
You are not the only one going through. People were going through all sorts of trials, tribulations, sicknesses and diseases in biblical days and many are going through some stuff right now. While Jesus dwelt among the people, He always took the time to heal their broken bodies and their spirits. And He is able to do the same for you today.
You are worth His time. You are worth His touch.
Explanation
The bible says in Mark 1:38-42 "Jesus replied, 'Let us go somewhere else-to the nearby villages-so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.' So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons. A man with leprosy came to Him and begged Him on his knees, 'If you are willing, you can make me clean.' Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. 'I am willing,' he said. 'Be clean!' Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured."
Mark 1:38,39 tells us that Jesus was very busy in the ministry preaching from town to town. V. 39 tells us that He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee and casting out demons.
In V.40, "A man with leprosy came to Him and begged Him on his knees, 'If you are willing, you can make me clean.'"
Leprosy was an ugly disease. It ranges from white patches on skin to running sores to the loss of digits on the fingers and toes. For the Hebrews, it was a disease which rendered its victim ceremonially unclean and unfit to worship God. Lepers were isolated from the rest of the community so that the members of the community could maintain their status as worshippers. There was no cure for leprosy. If you fell victim, you died with it. The lepers were considered untouchable. And absolutely no one had time for them.
The man was in what seemed like a hopeless situation. After he begged that the Lord make him clean, Jesus, "Filled with compassion, reached out His hand and touched the man and said 'I am willing. Be Clean!'"
Jesus had a busy schedule preaching and teaching. He could have spoken the word from a distance, "Be clean!" and simply kept on trucking. Also, anyone who touched a person with leprosy was considered unclean. But Jesus did not see clean vs. unclean. He knew and taught that it is not the outward appearance that makes a man clean or unclean but the heart.
And being moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand, touched the pale skin with running sores. He touched a man who probably had not been touched for years. Jesus sent a message to the leper and is sending a message to you and me.
The message is, "You are worth my time, dear leper. You are my creation. I love you. No infirmity will be able to separate you from my love and my touch. Not life nor death, not angels nor principalities nor powers, not things present nor things to come, not height nor depth, not any created thing can separate you from the love of God."
Parents, turn over whatever is hindering you and causing you not to be all you've been called to be. Your circumstances and even your sins are not unique. Jesus is your only hope. You are worth His time! You are worth His touch!
That the next generation will know God...
