Pronounce Yourself Clean

Most of us are familiar with the healing of the leper in Matthew 8. It is a beautiful account of God’s willingness to touch and heal the sick, no matter how unclean they may be. Whenever we doubt God’s desire to heal us, we should listen to the words of Jesus again: “I am willing; be cleansed.” He is the same yesterday, today, and forever!

Since the Bible is clear about God’s willingness to heal, why do we still have problems with our health? Why do we still experience symptoms in our bodies?

I believe that the answer is found in what Jesus told the leper to do next. He told him to go and show himself to the priest (see Matthew 8:4). This was the law than for lepers who were healed (see Leviticus 14:2–3). And he was to hear the priest pronounce the word “clean” over him (see Leviticus 14:7).

You see, as believers, when we received Jesus, His blood cleansed us from sin as well as sickness (see Isaiah 53:4–5). But we keep hearing people pronounce sin, sickness, poverty, and death over us. We keep hearing people tell us that we are unclean, undeserving, poor, weak and that it is only natural that we grow old and sickly and die.

God is waiting for a priesthood that will rise and pronounce His people clean!

“But Pastor Prince, where can I find such priests?”

Who are the priests today? You and I! We have more authority to pronounce good things than the Levitical priests of the Old Testament. They were just priests. But we are king-priests by the blood of Jesus (see Revelation 1:5–6)! Where the word of the king is, there is power (see Ecclesiastes 8:4). And by the word of a priest, every controversy and every assault shall be settled (see Deuteronomy 21:5).

Beloved, God has cleansed you, so pronounce yourself clean! Right now, put your hand on your heart and declare good things over yourself. Say, “I pronounce myself clean, righteous, healed, whole, and abundantly supplied by the blood of Jesus!” By your word as a king-priest, every assault against you shall be settled!

-Joseph Prince