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The leper had said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean,” and Jesus responds with a simple, “I am willing. Be clean!”

I find myself often thinking of God as if he is playing games with me. He is holding out the promise of great blessing, but not actually delivering on that promise in my life today. I haven’t seen anyone healed in miraculous fashion before. I haven’t seen waters part, a pillar of fire guide my path, a burning bush, or a dead person come back to life.

So the simplicity of Jesus’ response challenges me. Jesus just said, “I am willing.” It’s all so effortless and easy. Is he still that willing to work in our lives? Is he still that willing to do miraculous acts? Whether he is or isn’t willing to work the same way he did back then, I choose to approach him daily the way the leper approached him—with simplicity and humility asking him to work in my life according to his will.

BIG IDEA FOR THE DAY: Jesus doesn’t need to be coerced. If he’s willing, he will act without delay.