Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 8:2-3

"And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed." — Matthew 8:2-3 (ASV)

And worshipped him, saying, Lord if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

His faith was not as strong as it might have been. There was an "if" in it; but, still, it was genuine faith, and our loving Lord fixed his eye upon the faith rather than upon the flaw that was in it.

If he sees in you, dear friend, even a trembling faith, he will rejoice in it and bless you because of it. He will not withhold his blessing because you are not as strong in faith as you should be.

Probably, you will have a greater blessing if you have greater faith; but even little faith gets great blessings from Christ.

The leper said to him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean; so Christ answered to the faith that he did possess, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.