Don’t Hold Back the Praise!

Jesus emphatically told the man with leprosy he healed NOT to go tell everyone what Jesus had done for him. Perhaps Jesus told him this so Jesus wouldn’t get swarmed with countless people in need just then. This is exactly what happened when the healed man went and told tons of people anyway. Why would the man go against Jesus’ command? I’m not a Bible expert nor does the text seem to explicitly say, but here is what I imagine. The man was so exceedingly excited and thankful that he couldn’t...