This sermon explores the story of Naaman, emphasizing the importance of humility, obedience, and seeking healing from God amidst our personal struggles.
Good morning, dear friends. It’s always a joy to gather with you, to share our hearts, and to immerse ourselves in the life-giving truth of God's Word. Today, we find ourselves in the pages of 2 Kings, chapter 5, verses 8 through 14. It's a familiar story for many, filled with lessons that still resonate in our lives today.
The words of the great Christian preacher, Charles Spurgeon, ring true as we approach this passage: "Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the Book widens and deepens with our years." Indeed, no matter how often we read and reread the Bible, there's always something new to learn, some fresh insight to glean. So let's read together from 2 Kings 5:8-14.
But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his robes, he sent him this message: 'Why have you torn your robes? Have the man come to me and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.' So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha’s house. Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, 'Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.' But Naaman went away angry and said, 'I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy. Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be cleansed?' So he turned and went off in a rage. Naaman’s servants went to him and said, 'My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, 'Wash and be cleansed!' So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.
As we continue to immerse ourselves in the narrative of Naaman, we find ourselves confronted with the significance of obedience to God's instructions ... View this full PRO sermon free with PRO
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