I Can't Keep It To Myself!

 Mark 1:40-45  KJV

40 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.

41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;

44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

Can you imagine having had such a tremendous miracle happen in your body only to then be told to keep it quiet and not tell anyone?  

I'm sure all of us reading this are thinking, 'there's no way I could stay silent! I'd be shouting it from the rooftops!' 

But would we? How many times has God healed our bodies, or kept us from harm, or even more miraculous...He saved our soul! And yet, we're hesitant to share the Good News of salvation because someone might get offended or upset with us? 

I can't stay silent! I'm going to publish it much! I'm going to blaze abroad the matter just as this leprous man did! I can't keep it to myself!

Healings of the body are miraculous and we love to hear these testimonies.  But we should also be sharing and shouting it far and why how God saved our souls and how He will do it for others, too. 

The body will one day perish but eternity is forever.  Where will you spend it?

Make sure of your salvation by following Jesus' instructions in John 3 to be Born Again of water (baptism) and spirit (receiving the Holy Ghost). Jesus said he that believeth AND is baptized shall be saved (Mark 16:16). And there will be signs that follow every believer...they shall speak with new tongues (Mark 16:17-18).  Peter followed Jesus' instructions when he commanded those gathered on the Day of Pentecost (in Acts 2:38) that they must repent of their sins, be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and they shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost just as the 120 did in Acts 2:1-4. 

The great news is that it's for you, too!  Jesus is coming back soon. Time is running out. Don't delay.  Make sure of your salvation.