Pride ain't no friend of mine (cont'd)
Humility always wins!
2 Kings 5:13-14 (NKJV)
And his servants came near and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean'?" So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
After storming off in a huff a servant helped him to reason what his pride would equal in his life, which was basically a very painful and embarrassing death. Naaman responds this time with a humble heart and does what was prescribed, and the result was exactly what had been originally promised.
Notice that God did not play with or barter with Naaman's pride, but simply waited for his response to change. As soon as it did the promised miracle was released.
What was the problem with the Jordan
The problem was that it was a public place, which meant this great commander had to de-robe himself to get what God had promised. When he took his robes and armour off a couple of things would happen:
1. He would be the same as everybody else. There would be no uniform to separate him. But that is how we are isn't it? We all stand before God the same, needing Him to do something for us?
2. He had leprosy which meant people would have seen he had a need, but maybe he did not want people to know he was needy?
We need to understand that we are all the same and God does not regard the uniforms or titles of men. Secondly, we all have needs and everyone of us are depending on God for something.
I am so glad he dealt with his pride and did not leave and die, but rather humbled himself and lived. He learned that day that his pride may have made him feel important but it could not get him what he needed from God.
Walk with humility before your God, Champion.
Andy
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