Memorise :
And we know that all things work together for good to them
that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
ROMANS 8:28.
READ : 2 KINGS 5:1-4.
1 Now Naaman,
captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his
master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance
unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away
captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on
Naaman's wife.
3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my
lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him
of his leprosy.
4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
Message
Known unto God are all His works from the foundation of the world (
Acts 15:18 ). One of the arguments some philosophers put up for the
existence of God is that, the Cause of all things must be a rational and
intelligent being because to everything the Cause caused to be, is a
purpose given. This so-called Cause is God and there is nothing He
created that has no purpose. Whatever God permits to come to you or to
come your way has a purpose. There is a purpose behind you being an
African, European, Asian or American. Far beyond the superficial things
you may be looking for in that your exalted position in that
organisation, God may have something in mind for you to accomplish.
Maybe you got sponsored and supported to occupy a political office or
maybe you are in government, have you found out why He opened that door
to you, or are you busy seeking mundane things for yourself like the
ungodly and unpatriotic ones?
In some cases, God’s purpose might
bring you into an unpleasant or undesirable situation, just like the
young girl in today’s Bible reading. She was taken captive from her
native land in Samaria to the far and strange land of Syria. However,
see what great effect the quiet little counsel she gave her mistress had
in the life of the great but leprous commander of the Syrian army, and
by extension the entire nation of Syria. Beyond the healing of her
master, she projected the God of her fathers among the heathen, so that
He might be feared and honoured. It is a pity that some Christians today
do things that bring shame and reproach to the name of God. Such people
misrepresent God through their compromising acts among sinners. Hear
what the little girl said in 2 Kings 5:3 “And she said unto
her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in
Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.”
It was just
this one-minute piece of information God was waiting for to orchestrate a
chain of events that would culminate in His name being glorified among
the heathen. From this story, we also learn why it is good to be nice
and kind to those who are around us, even servants, housemaids,
gardeners, drivers etc. Some bosses despise and treat their subordinates
inhumanely. Some housemaids, drivers and workers are treated as though
they are not human beings ( Colossians 4:1 ). If Naaman and his wife
had been maltreating this maid, she probably would not have given them
the counsel that led to the removal of their shame and reproach.
ACTION POINT :
Objectively identify what exactly you are living for.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 1 CHRONICLES 13:1 - 16:7 AND PROVERBS 28:2-13.
AUTHOR : Pastor E.A. ADEBOYE
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