Bridging the Gap
March 16, 2025
Luke 5:12-16
Jesus stretched out his hand and touched the man.
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We worship a God who "so loves the world that he gave his only son." In Jesus, God bridges the gap between the infinite and our finite existence. Between God's holiness and our sin.
We've been following Jesus from his birth and into his ministry. The angelic hosts of heaven proclaimed the great news of his birth; the human baby of whom they sang was laid in a feed trough. In this passage of scripture, Jesus encounters a man with a skin disease covering his body, a disease whose presence makes not only him unclean but anyone with whom he comes in contact. This disease separated the man from both God and humanity.
Jesus stretched out his hand, touched the man, and healed him. Jesus bridged the gap between the man's great need and God's love.
