2 Kings5:10-13-Elisha sent a messenger to him,saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed. But Naaman was angry, and went away,and said,”Behold, I thought,he will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God,and wave his hands over the spots, and heal me of my leprosy. Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them and be clean? So he turned and went off in a rage. His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said,”My father, if the prophet had asked you to do some great things would you have done it? How much more, when then he tells you.” Wash and be cleaned.”
I relate to Naaman. Sometimes we also get a little “uppity” and need a healthy spiritual gut check.
His anger resulted possibly from “pride” or unmet expectations and took Naaman to a place of frustration and rage. Words from his servants, however helped set him back in the center of God’s will. Their honesty cause Naaman to rethink and react accordingly. As a result, he found healing.
Sometimes our walk with God comes with a giant set of expectations or a litany of items on a list. Perhaps ours, like Naaman, is a simple “wash and clean” situation instead.
God Bless
Chrisendell Coller 