Scripture: Mark 5:12-14
Jesus was in one of the towns where there was also a man covered with a skin disease. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged, “Lord, if you want, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do want to. Be clean.” Instantly, the skin disease left him. Jesus ordered him not to tell anyone. “Instead,” Jesus said, “go and show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses instructed. This will be a testimony to them.”
Thought for the Day: A brother from the Mormon church, David A. Bednar, said, “We should remember that bearing a heartfelt testimony is only a beginning. We need to bear testimony, we need to mean it, and most importantly we need consistently to live it. We need to both declare and live our testimonies.” In the healing of the man with leprosy, Jesus didn’t want him to go to the crowds on the street, but to the religious leaders of the day. In this case, Jesus didn’t even want him to speak of what had occurred. Instead, Jesus invited him to simply show himself as a testimony. What in your life is a testimony of God’s grace? What might others see in your life that would provide a witness to the love and goodness of God?
Prayer: As the song suggests – Lord, I’ll be a living testimony to you. Amen.
SERMON: A Safe Stage
Including Testimonies from Our High School Seniors
