Passage: Mark 1:40-45
A significant part of Jesus’ earthly ministry involved healing. The gospels record 26 separate and distinct healings performed by Jesus; everything from blindness to paralysis; from bleeding to a severed ear; from demon possession to death. But Jesus’ primary ministry was not healing: it was preaching the good news of the kingdom of God entered into by repentance and faith. His miracles served as visible proof of the truth of his message and a glimpse into who he really was–the Son of God. But there is something especially profound taking place in this morning’s text which records the healing of a leper.