Christ The King Free Lutheran

Sermon for the third Sunday after Epiphany. The Scripture readings are 2 Kings 5:1-15a; Romans 12:16-21; and Matthew 8:1-13.Sin ruins things. It throws things off in the world makes the entire universe off-kilter. This is clear because it was only the one sin in the Garden that brought pain, strife, and death to all creation. Now, we’ve only known what it is to live in a world that is filled with the chaos of sin. But it is important for us to remember that when we sin and when we are sinned against, it is an injustice that brings further chaos and disorder to creation.When we see sin and injustice, we want to fix it. Since we are made in the image of God, we are like God and want to bring back the order and justice which has been disturbed because of that sin. That is what vengeance is. Vengeance isn’t a bad thing. We’ve gotten so used to vengeance being used in a negative way that we think vengeance is always evil. It can be, but look, God Himself here says, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.” Throughout the