"Unlikely Grace"
Message by Pastor Bill Tucker
"Unlikely Grace"
Message by Pastor Bill Tucker
Naaman commands the armies of Aram. He is powerful, decorated, and dying of leprosy. A captive Israelite girl points him to Elisha. He makes the trip expecting something impressive. What he gets is a messenger at the door and a command to wash in the Jordan seven times. He is furious. The river is muddy. The whole thing is beneath him.
Naaman commands the armies of Aram. He is powerful, decorated, and dying of leprosy. A captive Israelite girl points him to Elisha. He makes the trip expecting something impressive. What he gets is a messenger at the door and a command to wash in the Jordan seven times. He is furious. The river is muddy. The whole thing is beneath him.
His servants talk him into it. He goes down, dips seven times, and comes up clean. His flesh is like a child's. Naaman's story keeps showing up because it keeps being true. Grace arrives through weak and ordinary means. It confronts our pride before it heals us. Jesus works the same way. Water and Word. Simple means. The glory stays with God.
His servants talk him into it. He goes down, dips seven times, and comes up clean. His flesh is like a child's. Naaman's story keeps showing up because it keeps being true. Grace arrives through weak and ordinary means. It confronts our pride before it heals us. Jesus works the same way. Water and Word. Simple means. The glory stays with God.
