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Do not let the opportunity pass

Grab all the opportunities that He gives you

18/06/2019

By: Bishop Ricardo Matheus

"A leper came to him and prayed to him on his knees." If you want, you can purify me. Jesus, deeply compassionate, stretched out his hand, touched him and said to him, "I want to, stay clear! And immediately the leprosy disappeared, and he was cleansed "(Mark 1: 40-42).

At that time those who had leprosy could not walk with the crowd, they had to isolate themselves because leprosy was a contagious disease. But this leper man heard in the ways that Jesus healed the blind, healed paralyzed, raised the dead, and then he realized that this moment was the opportunity he had to get to Jesus.

Many times you go to church and do not realize that the Lord is giving you the opportunity of a new life, an opportunity to thank the Father for everything He does in your life. For Jesus being mentioned in the above verse is the same as giving you these opportunities. I know you go through many problems, struggles, humiliation for not having a good job, regardless of what you are going through now. Most importantly, Jesus loves his life. People can turn their back on you, but God will always be giving you opportunities and loving you. Do not let the world hurt you, do not let people let you down. Because you were born to be happy, the God who is with you is so much greater than all that afflicts you and He will turn that page of your life. The leper was so humiliated by the disease that people moved away from him, for the smell was very strong. But he did not give up his happy life and went to Jesus through all this mess. "Put your mouth to the dust; maybe there is hope yet, "Lamentations 3:29. And he had the hope and did not pass up the opportunity. For you to be blessed, place the Lord as your priority in your life. Grab all the opportunities He gives you, put your mouth to the dust and you can be sure that He will help and exalt you. "Humble yourselves therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time," I Peter 5: 6. Persevere and do not let your opportunity pass. May you have a blessed day!