The lepers shuffled slowly toward the outside of the camp of Israel, in order to meet the priest who could declare them clean. The lepers in Israel were to live in isolation. Still, today leprosy is a type of sin and pride and many are still sent into isolation with the mark of leprosy on their foreheads, because of pride. Perhaps they couldn’t get their way or took offence in the local church as they became bitter the leprosy of pride broke out in their soul.

Many say the church let them down; they felt the church didn’t give them a fair go or they felt they should have been made pastor, youth leader and now they are out in the wilderness.

It’s fair to say that one of the most common reasons people leave the church is offence stemming from their own pride, but then something else kicks in - Divine resistance. Would God do that? Absolutely. God is very likely to take his own advice. Cut off one member for the sake to the body? If you can find a believer who can’t find a church they can fit in with (tells you straight away they have a problem) it may well be because God is protecting the body from them, till they repent and can fit into a church again. Progress in Gods kingdom is up to God.
Friend, if things are difficult we might think it is the devil or that it is the just the bad time of the year economically, but if you’re in pride, it could be that you are being resisted by God.