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Show NAAMAN'S WAY OR GOD'S WAY II Kings 5: 1-14 tell you a story. Naaman was a man of great power and authority. He captain of the kings' Let me host. His master considered him one of his greatest men. He lived in such a way that he was honorable among men. The king counted and his on Naaman to deliver him people from the enemy. However, Naaman had one big personal problem. He was a leper. That is he had a disease that made him unclean and unaffiliated. It caused his skin to waste away and he was to be put away separate from the rest of the people. He was, you might with. say, dirty and unfit to associate But God has allowed the Page -1- Syrians to go out and capture including a other some little maid. She people was made the maid ofNaaman and she waited his wife. She saw her master. One the pitiful on condition of day she recommended to her mistress that if N aaman was among the Samaritans, he would be healed of his leprosy. There was a prophet that country who could help him. got permission from the king, gathered some supplies and gifts, got a N aaman letter of referral for his leprosy condition, looking for the man of God. When he presented himself at the door of and went the of God, Elisha sent messenger to tell him that if he wanted to be clean to man a go wash seven times in the river Jordan. His skin would be restored and he would Page -2- be clean. Naaman was upset and said, I thought surely the man of God would at least come out and speak with me. There are other clean rivers like Abana and Pharpar with better water than all of Israel. I would rather wash there. Can't I do it my way? Then N aaman' s servant came to him said, surely if the. man of God had told you to do some great thing, you and gladly done it. Instead of something big, all he said was "go wash, would have and be clean." In other words, no you can't do it your way. You have to do it God's way. When N aaman can to his senses, The Bible say "He went down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man Page -3- of God: and his flesh came back. His flesh was the flesh of a little child and What a difference when we like unto was clean. choose God's way instead of our own way. He returned to the man of God testifying, "Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel: therefore I pray thee, take thy servant." Jesus was on a blessing of the Mt. of Transfiguration. He sweat drops blood and prayed "Father, let this like bitter cup pass from me." Then he came to Himself and prayed, "Nevertheless not my will but thine be done." They tried Him in illegal courts and crucified Him rugged cross. He died and was buried but rose again the third day morning. He did it His Father's way. on an old Page -4- |
