Part 2: Restoring the Broken
All we know about Ananias is this story, in which he brings physical sight to Saul of Tarsus. But he does more than that; he lets him know that he is forgiven by Christ and welcomed into a new family. Just the two words “brother Saul” were more healing than we can imagine. When we see broken people, it’s God’s invitation to speak healing words to them, too.
If we are the Temple where redemption happens, what is our plan to draw people to Him? The answer is to relearn an ancient, almost forgotten practice: Hospitality. In a time when loneliness is an epidemic, when few people know their neighbors, something as simple as a meal together can be the starting place for something beautiful to happen.
When our bond with God was severed by our sin, He didn’t give up on us. He made a second Eden, a place for us to meet with Him and be redeemed. That place was the Temple, and the events that happened there teach us about a God who is mighty to save, the cost of our sin, and His plans for us.
