As They Went

“Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan. So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?"
Luke 17:12‭-‬17 NKJV

The unclean ones cried, “Have mercy on us.” According to Strong’s Concordance, the Greek word for “Leper” is, ‘lepros’ (G3015) which means, “Scaly or rough.” Maybe, your heart is hardened. Maybe, you’re rough around the edges. Maybe, your heart has scaled from past hurts. Maybe, like the lepers, your heart has scaled over and you need to be healed. Let God give you a new heart. Ezekiel‬ ‭36:26‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ declares, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”

The lepers, or the unclean ones, cried out, “Have mercy on us.” According to Strong’s Concordance, the Greek word for “Mercy” is, ‘eleeō’ (G1653) which means, “To have compassion or pity on.” These lepers were considered unclean under Levitical law. Under the law these lepers could not come into the camp. They could not touch that which was clean.

But when these lepers saw Jesus from afar off, they cried, “Master, have mercy on us.” Essentially, the “far off” ones were declaring, “Father, have compassion on us.” Maybe your heart is like the lepers, the “far off” ones, and the law, or the opinion of others, have distanced you from coming close to Christ. Sometimes a physical healing seems to be impossible or nowhere in sight. Know that Jesus loves you and hears your cries for mercy. The Bible declares that nothing shall distance you or separate you from the love of Christ. “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?"
Romans 8:35 NKJV

“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38‭-‬39 NKJV.
Let the past go. Receive your healing and move forward IN CHRIST. Walk with Him and be set free — completely. Surrender to Him and be made whole. Lay at His feet and draw close to Him.  James‬ ‭4:8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ declares, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” Christ has set you free. He is healing for your soul. He is healing your body. He can heal instantly.  He can heal over time. He can use others such as doctors or for those IN CHRIST He can give the ultimate healing of calling us home and giving us a new glorified body. The key is to receive your healing by faith and glorify Him as you go.