In
this passage, Naaman is a leper. He goes to see Elisha to see if he
could cure him of his leprosy.
So
Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the
door of the house of Elisha. And Elisha sent a messenger unto him,
saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come
again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth, and
went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to
me, and stand, and call on the Name of the LORD his God, and strike
his hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not Abana and
Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel?
may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in
a rage. And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My
father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest
thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee,
Wash, and be clean? Then went he down, and dipped himself seven
times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his
flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was
clean. And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company,
and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that
there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I
pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. 2 Kings, Chapter 5,
verses 9-15.
Naaman
leaves Elisha saying, “That’s too easy, I could have bathed in
the rivers by my own town. How could something so easy take care of
my disease?” (Paraphrased) Sometimes God asks us to do simple
things and we don’t trust Him.
All
we have to do for Salvation is to believe that Jesus is our Savior
and to try to live as examples of how He works in our lives. We are
“Made in the Shade Christians,” because God doesn’t ask us to
give up everything we own, go into the airport selling flowers, to
meditate for hours or to go through great personal sacrifice. Yet
many people look elsewhere for God and have been known to jump
through all sorts of hoops to find Salvation that is elusive, because
they are not focusing on God’s simple requirement.
Naaman
eventually realized that it was worth giving the simple request a try
and it paid off. He was cured from his leprosy by doing what God
wanted him to do. I like the way God uses graphic illustrations to
demonstrate the lessons He wants me to learn.
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
This is a connection I've made from this Bible passage. Please share your connections.
Please click on comments below to share your suggestions. Thanks! Debbie
