Everything

Everything

Bible: 2 Kings 5:1-3,9-15

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Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel (V.15).

As ancient Syria’s best military leader, General Naaman had everything: influence, money and power. Everything, that is, except for health! Naaman was a leper (2 KINGS 5:1-3). On the other hand, the servant girl in Naaman’s house had no options or power at all. As a prisoner from an army raid, she had been forced into a lifetime of slavery (V.2). But she did not let herself be overcome by anger or bitterness. Instead she knew that even though she had nothing, really shehad everything: God Himself. And with her everything she served her new boss, Naaman. This servant girl didn’t see the leprosy as God’s punishment but as a chance to point Naaman to a man of God in Samaria (V.3). Her advice led to Naaman’s complete healing. He said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel” (V.15). Today, many people seem to have everything they want. Whether we feel like one of them or not, we still have everything that really matters: a relationship with God. Like Naaman’s servant girl, we can still choose to serve God and point others to Him—regardless of what we do or don’t have.

IF WE HAVE GOD, WE HAVE EVERYTHING.

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