And a leper came to Him, begging Him and falling on his knees before Him, saying, "If You are willing, You are able to make me clean."   Moved with compassion [for his suffering], Jesus reached out with His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed."  The leprosy left him immediately and he was cleansed [completely healed and restored to health]. And Jesus [deeply moved] admonished him sternly and sent him away immediately, saying to him, "See that you tell no one anything [about this]; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your purification what Moses commanded, as proof to them [that you are really healed]." But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news [of his healing], to such an extent that Jesus could no longer openly enter a city [where He was known], but stayed out in the unpopulated places; yet people were still coming to Him from everywhere.  (Mar 1:40-45-AMP)

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There will always be those of us who will go the extra mile to do what needs to be done to see Jesus work in our lives.  Also, there will be those of us who only go so far and quit. However, I wonder how far will you and I go to meet Jesus?  Perhaps the question should be how far will we go when we do not see anything happening or no sign or any purpose?  Do we just decide to stop, quit, give in and give up?

I suppose that would be an easy solution to whatever obstacles we are facing, but I would like us to reevaluate the choice and find out if it would be the right solution?  Beloved, just because it is easy does not make it right. 

In the Bible days, leper’s were considered unclean and had to carry a bell and shout unclean if anyone approached them.  They were considered an outcast by the entire community.  Yet, this leper that is mentioned in the above scripture came begging and falling before Jesus to be cleansed.  I dare to say that he went through persecution to get to the Lord but for him it was worth it. How about us?  Do we feel that it is worth persecution to do what Jesus wants us to do?

Are we being steadfast in an assignment that has been given to us from the Savior yet, we see no results? I will be the first to admit that I sometimes want to give up on an assignment that I know without a shadow of doubt God has given me, because there are months when I feel it is not making an impact in the lives of anyone.  Yet, when I begin to wonder why or feel why bother, our Savior sends an email from someone with an encouraging word, and I continue to stay steadfast.  I believe that is what the master wants from you and me today and always to continue to go as far as we have to in order to meet Jesus.

I may not know where you are today or how you feel, but I do know that God wants us to continue in our assignment for Him.  He will meet us where we are to bring us to where He is. Be willing to go and meet Jesus today.

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