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MARCH READ THROUGH THE BIBLE Old Testament / New Testament Fri 1 Num. 4 / Mark 16 Sat 2 Num. 5-6 Sun 3 Ps. 28-31; Prov. 6:1-19 Mon 4 Num. 7 / Luke 1 Tue 5 Num. 8-10 / Luke 2 Wed 6 Num. 11-13 / Luke 3 Thu 7 Num. 14-15 / Luke 4 Fri 8 Num. 16-17 / Luke 5 Sat 9 Num. 18-20 Sun 10 Ps. 32-34; Prov. 6:20-7:5 Mon 11 Num. 21-22 / Luke 6 Tue 12 Num. 23 / Luke 7 Wed 13 Num. 24-25 / Luke 8 Thu 14 Num. 26 / Luke 9 Fri 15 Num. 27-28 / Luke 10 Sat 16 Num. 29-30 Sun 17 Ps. 35-36; Prov. 7:6-23 Mon 18 Num. 31 / Luke 11 Tues 19 Num. 32-33 / Luke 12 Wed 20 Num. 34-36 / Luke 13 Thu 21 Deut. 1-2 / Luke 14 Fri 22 Deut. 3-4 / Luke 15 Sat 23 Deut. 5-6 Sun 24 Ps. 37; Prov. 7:24-8:11 Mon 25 Deut. 7-8 / Luke 16 Tue 26 Deut. 9-10 / Luke 17 Wed 27 Deut. 11-1 2 / Luke 18 Thu 28 Deut. 13-14 / Luke 19 Fri 29 Deut. 15-16 / Luke 20 Sat 30 Deut. 17-18 Sun 31 Ps. 38-41; Prov. 8:12-36 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * article continues * * * * * * Not Only Able but Willing Even people who are confident that God can heal them are sometimes hindered by the question of His willingness. They’re like the man in Mark 1, who wanted to be healed of leprosy. He had no doubt that Jesus could heal him, he just wasn’t sure that He would. So, he came to Jesus: “…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. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed” (verses 40-42). Isn’t that a wonderful picture of our gracious LORD? That man was on his knees with his face to the ground. No one had touched him, in who knows how long, because he had that deadly, contagious disease. But Jesus got down there in the dirt with him, put His hand on him and said, “I will.” He’s saying the same thing to you! He’s not standing off at a distance trying to decide if you’re worthy of His help. He’s right there with you. His hand of healing has already been extended to you. He’s just waiting for you to take it. “Well, I don’t know. I’ve missed it in so many ways and fouled things up so badly. Maybe Jesus just wants to let me stay in this mess for a while to teach me a lesson.” No, that’s not how He is. He’s moved with compassion, which in many cases in the Scriptures is translated mercy. Remember in Psalm 23:6 how David said, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life”? As a born-again child of God, you have something even better. You not only have mercy following you around like David did, you not only have it moving toward you like the man with leprosy did, you have mercy living in you. You have Compassion Himself present inside you, willing to heal you and deliver you every moment of your life! You can come boldly to the throne of grace and find mercy anytime you need it. The ball is in your court. You just simply have to believe and receive. “But Brother Copeland, what about the sins I’ve committed?” 8 : BVOV