July 2

2 Kings 5-8
The story of Naaman being cured of his leprosy has been used in sermons over and over again to demonstrate that faith without works is dead.  However, what it actually shows is that we must act in faith, even when it doesn’t make sense.  God’s ways are higher than ours.  There are those who question the Trinity because they don’t understand it.  I confess that the doctrine of the triune godhead defies our human understanding.  That doesn’t negate its truth.  Just as Naaman had to accept that God would heal him of his leprosy when he dipped himself in the river Jordan seven times, so we must accept that God, the Father, God, the Son, and God, the Spirit, are all the same God, being one in three.  Sometimes we must admit that our understanding is not necessary, but our faith is!