The leper would have been seen as unclean by all those around him unless the priest examined him so Jesus tells him to be examined immediately by the Jewish priest. There is not supposed to be any delay at all. The Jewish priest was supposed to give the verdict of how he was and how he is now.

Jesus was emphasizing the importance of focusing on the spiritual aspect of the man's condition after he had an encounter with Jesus. His encounter with Jesus changed him physically making him clean but also by going to the priest, the priest would have verbally declared him clean.

IMPLICATIONS:
I saw important implications for my own life. When the Lord Jesus delivers me out a bad situation that others are familiar about, I should not keep it to myself but share it with the pastor first and foremost so the pastor can examine my life and see where I was and where the Lord Jesus has brought me through. The emphasis and credit still will go to the Lord. When the Jewish priest would have examined the leper, he would have known that a miracle happened because of how he was and how he is now if the leper went to him as Jesus commanded.

It is never easy to share with anyone our negative qualities or weaknesses but it should be a time of joy and thanksgiving when we have been delivered of a weakness that others know about that our pastor, etc have been praying for us. When the change happens as we are examined the credit will go to the Lord as the pastor confirms so and so had this weakness but by the grace of the Lord has overcome it.

I ask you now dear friend, who do you want to account for your life?
Dear friend, some of my brothers and sisters in Christ with whom my loving wife Chandraleela shared know that one of my weaknesses that she hates is my short-temper. She prays and prays that I overcome it. It made me feel bad that others knew about it too but then I realized it is best they know about it so they can hold me accountable. Granted this weakness of short temper is not a physical ailment like leprosy that can be seen at first and gone the next but  the effects of it can be seen when it is there and unseen when it is not there. Our life can be a daily examination by others.  For me, short-temper is an effect of a root cause of wanting my own way and getting upset easily when I don't get it. As the Lord works in me, I know especially my wife and others will notice a difference. The credit will go to the Lord because of His work in my life through the prayers of my wife, pastors, brothers and sisters. There is no point to an examination without knowing what we are being examined for. The man who had leprosy was told to go to the Jewish priest to be examined so the priest can declare him clean from leprosy. Once that declaration occurs, the credit goes to Jesus, the Great High Priest who brought the healing. In the same way, when the pastor shares so and so congregation member had this weakness he/she has overcome, the credit will go to Jesus. The whole command of examination is a call for accountability instead of going our own way. The Jewish priest was to account for the man's life that he had leprosy and was healed to become clean.

Friend, when others know about your weaknesses unless a person in authority like a pastor, etc says this person was in my congregation and had so and so but now by the grace of the Lord is healed, it is not perceived the same way. When healing is proclaimed, the Lord Jesus gets the credit. But more than any earthly pastor, we have One who we should go to who can account for our life and examine us. He is a High Priest we can go to and His Name is Jesus. We need Jesus to examine our lives and to give an account for our life on how we are living it. He knows our before and after condition to which He can boldly say that we have been delivered when we come to Him. As we are examined of our life by Father God we can be confident that He will find us not guilty but clean when we have the Blood of Christ cleansing us of all our shortcomings. Yes, friend that can happen so you and I should want Jesus to account for our life before the Father. As we turn to Him, He will work in us and through us to sanctify us daily bringing us to Him helping us slowly overcome our weakness! Praise the Lord.

"Always Christ's Care Offers Us Nurturing Truth!" (A.C.C.O.U.N.T)/"Who do you want to A.C.C.O.U.N.T for your life?"