The leper was cured. His body was restored. The bio-nerd in me wonders what that looked like. How bad off did he look pre-Jesus?
Tag: disobedience
One day soon, God will again make a distinction between believers and unbelievers.
A heart committed to obedience ultimately restores us. Conversely, a heart committed to disobedience destroys us.
We read the account of the insubordinate leper and and we realize our disobedience yields Kingdom consequences. Why is it so difficult for us to follow God’s instructions?
Our ‘yes’ to God has profound impact beyond our personal story. Just as sin casts wide-spread ripples, so does righteousness.
It always wows me how Jesus’ first act after being filled with the Holy Spirit was wandering in the desert. He showed us how it could be done rightly; how one could depend entirely on His Father for provision and protection.
God is not slow in keeping His promise, we are slow in letting His promise keep us. The the journey slows down, it is grace so we can catch up to where God longs for us to live: unafraid, totally devoted, excited about the future with Him.
We credit Jacob as a God-wrestler, but as we bury Rachel in Bethlehem, I wonder if she wasn’t also in a lifelong tussle with a holy God?
Thank You for apprehending us in the belly of our consequence and meeting us with extraordinary grace.
The choices we make today will contribute to the faithfulness or faithlessness of future generations.