Backstory:

I listened to a really good audiobook called Chariots to Jordan by E. James Harrison. It’s a biblical historical fiction. Part of the story is about Naaman being healed from leprosy by the prophet Elisha in 2 Kings in the Bible. This story can teach us so much-especially about humility, faith and God’s power to heal all who come unto Him.

Healing Waters

Naaman was a great military leader of Syria,

He was powerful and successful and for the praise of the world he met all the criteria.

He had an affliction called leprosy that got worse over time,

He tried to hide his disease from others because to them it was a sort of a crime.

He didn’t want to be persecuted and ostracized by other people,

Because he knew their persecution of him wouldn’t be peaceful.

His servant girl told him of a prophet named Elisha who could heal him from this affliction,

Naaman wasn’t convinced at first but eventually he agreed to see him so he could be healed from his condition.

So Naaman traveled to see this prophet and he probably expected to be healed in an instant,

And he probably imagined that after the healing his skin would again look brilliant.

He was told to wash in the Jordan River seven times and then he would again be whole,

Naaman was at first offended that Elisha didn’t even want to see him in his big role.

But he humbled himself because his illness made him desperate for healing,

After washing in the river seven times no one could imagine the change that he was feeling.

But it wasn’t the river that healed him, it was his faith that made the difference,

And after this experience he knew that God would help him and be his deliverance.

The path forward to healing for Naaman was very simple,

And in his life it probably didn’t seem very comfortable.

But he was obedient and did what God asked of him,

And only after he had faith he was healed and then his life no longer seemed so grim.

The Takeaway: We can learn a lot from this story about faith and obedience. Sometimes the greatest miracles come in our lives when we choose to step into the waters of healing with faith that we will be healed. And sometimes we aren’t healed the way we expected or imagined that we would be. But we need to take that first step forward in faith and then those miracles will happen for us.