Day 27

There are so many things to be learned in our reading today that's its
really hard to focus on just one. I think I'd like to comment on
Naaman though for a minute. You can read about him in II Kings 5.

Just consider his problem. He had established his own expectations
about how God would heal him. When Elisha's servant told him simply to
wash seven times in the river he became furious considering the whole
encounter offensive.

Yet that is how we sometimes act. Sometimes we come to God with our
expectations, our requirements, our goodness, and we think that surely
God will act on our behalf for how great we are. But when we hear that
none of that matters, that everything is accomplished in Jesus Christ,
and all that is required is faith in Him... well, that seems
offensive.

Let us never consider faith in Christ too simple. Truly anything else
is too great a burden, which we can never bear. Praise God for his
mercy and grace.

And as I said in the beginning, there are many things that could have
been commented on... So go ahead and share your thoughts. Click reply
to all and tell us what has inspired your mind as you read.