The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Matthew 8:1-3, “When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
2 And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, ‘Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.’
3 Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, ‘I am willing; be cleansed.’ And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”

Leprocy was argurably the most dreaded of diseases in biblical times. It was virtually uncurable; and lepers in the streets were required to cry “Unclean! Unclean!” as a warning to others, lest they fail to notice and come in contact with the disease.

Ordinarily, lepers kept their distance from others; yet, this leper bowed before Jesus and asked Him for cleansing. Jesus must have awed the crowd when He touched the leper and verbally acknowledged, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately, the leper was cleansed.

There is a disease even more dangerous than leprosy. It is called “sin.” Leprosy could hasten physical death; but when death came to the leper, the cessation of life was also a ceassation of leprosy. Sin leads to physical death; but without repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, sin is the pathway to Hell itself. And unlike leprosy, Hell is eternal.

Question: If Jesus could cure a leper of this disease, could He not cure men and women of their sin? The leper believed in Jesus and asked for a cure. Jesus responded by delivering him from his leprosy. Jesus can and will save from sin all who ask Him. He is on record as willing. Have you asked Him to save you? Yes, He cured the leper, and He can cleanse you too from your sin.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom