Reading
SAA Notes
Naaman exhibits the faith of Abraham. He is an excellent example of the truth that we are justified by faith! Naaman had to humble himself first before he was healed. He had to bathe in a filthy, stinking river (not his own clear mountain streams) and listen to the advice of servants. The miracle is – he did!
SJA Notes
* Lord God, please help us to keep our way pure by guarding it according to Your word.
“Thus and so spoke the girl from the land of Israel.”
From the mouth of a little Israelite girl comes salvation to Naaman, a Syrian warlord.
How gracious is our Lord God, and how important to see, that wisdom can be found at any age!
As well we see that, after a furious rage, Naaman calmed down and listened to his servants – He humbled himself and went to the Jordan, dipped seven times, and was healed.
This led to repentance in his heart!
“Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel;”
Here is a man, healed of a terrible disease, and his response is belief!
For us today we can be encouraged in this story, exhorted to humility before our Lord God and submitting under His purposes for us (even when we might have to do something we deem unworthy of ourselves).
* God of all truth and mercy,
There is none like You, You alone are God.
Thank You for the witness of Naaman, that he points us to You.
Please help us to submit under Your will for us, as You humble our stubborn hearts and foolish pride.
Amen.