13 October 2013 - salvation on display
The LORD has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
This is the saving power that Naaman experiences first hand. It turns back time for him and cleanses him.
His flesh became again like the flesh of a little child,
and he was clean of his leprosy.
And even more importantly it opens his eyes to the one true God whom Israel worships.
"Now I know that there is no God in all the earth,
except in Israel.
We know that the God of Israel is the only God. Only in him is saving power. That is why we ought to have the commitment of St. Paul to proclaiming the good news.
Therefore, I bear with everything for the sake of those who are chosen,
so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus,
We see a world diseased with sin and death. We know that the only cure is to proclaim the words of Jesus so that all may be united with him in the ultimate healing of the resurrection.
If we have died with him
we shall also live with him;
if we persevere
we shall also reign with him.
Yet most of us our reluctant. We are healed but continue on our way without thanksgiving.
Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine?
Our thanksgiving is supposed to make him known more and more.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
his right hand has won victory for him,
his holy arm.
We know that we don't give him the praise we should. Why does only one leper return to give thanks?
As they were going they were cleansed.
And one of them, realizing he had been healed.
Only one of them truly realizes that he has been healed. We are the same. We know on some level the salvation which we have through Jesus. But we don't realize it as deeply as he wants us to realize it. It doesn't permeate our lives deeply enough yet. Let us pray to really know and experience God's saving power. Let us give thanks for all he does for us until:
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
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