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JUST OBEY

Text : 2 Kings 5:10 KJV 

 *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.* 

 *Because a gift costs nothing, man tends to look down on it with disdain. But always remember that someone, somewhere paid for that which cost you nothing* 

Naaman went to Israel to get a cure for his leprosy, but he went with his pride and sense of entitlement. 2 Kings 5: 9. *The reason many can't receive Jesus today is because of their pride and vain achievements.* 

Jesus mentioned this in Math. 19:23, Then Jesus told his disciples, “I tell all of you with certainty, it will be hard for a rich person to get into the kingdom from heaven.

After Elijah had told Naaman what he must do to be cleansed, Naaman flew into a rage and left, telling himself, “Look! I thought he’s surely going to come out to me, stand still, call out in the name of the LORD his God, wave his hand over the infection, and cure the leprosy!’

Aren’t the Abana and Pharpar rivers in Damascus better than all of the water in Israel? Couldn’t I just bathe in them and become clean?” So he turned away and left, filled with anger. 2 Kings 5:11-12. IMAGINE SUCH ARROGANCE FROM A LEPER who needs help. 

How many times have you gotten angry with your destiny helper? 

How many times have you angrily and arrogantly left your divine portion just because you have issue with the packaging? 

 *Don't let pride and anger push you away from the one who has been destined to help you.* 

Just like Naaman, many are walking about today with their leprosy of sin, yet they are refusing God's help just because of their ignorance mixed with arrogance. *It takes only the meek to receive the good tidings* . Isa. 61:1.

Well, we thank God for his servants that spoke sense into him.  

But then his servant approached him and spoke with him. he said, “My father, had the prophet only asked of you something great, you would have done it, wouldn’t you? Yet he told you, ‘Bathe, and be clean…!’”2Ki 5:13.

 *If the way to salvation had been rather complicated and extremely expensive, a number of the so called rich and affluential people would have embraced it and probably hoarded it.* 

But thanks be to God, who hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;1Cor. 1:27.

 *The message of salvation is so simple that the complicated in heart finds it difficult to receive it. The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.* *Psalm 119:130.* 

Thank God Naaman listened to his servants. *God can speak through anybody. Be humble enough to listen and be wise enough to Obey God's instructions, every bit of it.* 

Eventually, Naaman choose to obey God and he was made whole. 

 *Obedience is a choice. It's not about the simplicity of the instructions or its complexities, it's about your choice to obey.* 

 *Just obey Him even when it doesn't appeal to your common sense, God operates above the level of human senses.* 

Bible Reading : 2 Kings 5: 1-27.

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