Moved

"Moved"

"And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.  And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean." Mark 1:40,41

In the first part of this chapter we see a revelation of the authority of Jesus.  He taught as one who had authority.  He called His disciples to follow Him, and they obeyed.  He healed all those who were sick with diseases, and the disease left.  The unclean spirits recognized who He was.  He commanded them to leave and they did.  The people were all amazed at the authority He possessed.  Then we get down to the verses above.  A leper comes to Jesus asking Him to heal him.  Did you see Jesus response?  He was MOVED with compassion.  This great authority figure is moved with compassion over the plight and condition of this poor leper.  This man was an outcast.  He was ostracized from society.  He was detached from his family and friends.  He was a miserable human being.  Yet, Jesus was moved with compassion on him.  

The depths of the compassion and love that Jesus has is incomprehensible.  He is the King of kings and Lord of lords.  He is All-Powerful.  At His Name every knee bows.  All power in heaven and earth is given unto Him.  The demons tremble in fear at His presence.  He is worshipped by angels.  He created all that is with only the words of His mouth.  In light of the authority that Jesus possess, who is this leper that Jesus would take note of him.  But He did more than take note of him-- He had compassion on him and touched him and healed him.  

Who are we that Jesus would take note of us?  We are poor and retched, unclean, outcast, unworthy, rejected, sinful, yet Jesus had compassion on us and gave His life for us.  I don't believe we can truly fathom the full depth of what was meant when it said, "He was moved with compassion".  The heart of Jesus was touched in such a way, in such a degree that He reached out to the man and touched what was "unclean".  This is the same Jesus that is moved with compassion toward you.  He loves you more than you can imagine.  More than you are able to comprehend.  He is moved with compassion for you in your time of need.  He wants to draw close and touch you like He did that leper.  The leper was not worthy of Jesus' time or touch by man's opinion.  But the compassion of Jesus overruled man's opinion.  Jesus' compassion for you also overrules man's opinion and your own opinion of yourself.  

Have a great day.  Jesus is The Authority of the universe, yet He is moved with compassion for His people.