2 Kings 5:15
“Now I know
that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel.”
But he suffered from leprosy.
And he was dying.
But these would not prevent him to take
pride and heed the advice of Elisha, God’s prophet, to go and wash seven times
in the river Jordan so he would be healed.
At least he did not take heed the first
time. But his pride would simply go away
through the prodding of his servants.
Maybe, he finally realized that his pride would do nothing to him, and
only the mercy and power of God can make him well again.
The healing of Naaman, the leper who leads
the Aramean army, is not just a story of the healing of a man from one of the
most dreaded diseases of ancient times.
It is a story of salvation, one which illustrates the spiritual
salvation man finds only in Jesus Christ and how men come to find that
salvation in Christ.
We knew in our heart that Jesus is the way,
the truth and the life – our only salvation. And yet, we sometimes keep a hardened
heart. Because of our pride and ego, we
want to follow our own way and not God’s way.
Listen to our loved ones. Listen to our elders and friends like
Naaman. Become a new creature by faith
in our Lord.
Follow Him and be cleanse of our sins.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, heal me. Let your living water wash away all my tears,
illnesses, pains and sorrows. My pride
has no match to your unending mercy, love and forgiveness. Cleanse me… heal me. Amen +
Athirst is my soul for the living God.
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