Day 89 – When the answer seems to simple, some may think it must be wrong.
Today’s Reading: 2 Kings 3 – 5
“And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored and you shall be clean.” But Naaman was angry and went away, saying, “Behold, I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call upon the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper.” 2 Kings 5:10-11
Naaman was the commander of the army of Syria, but that didn’t keep him from sufferings way. For most of his life Naaman lived with leprosy, which can be extremely painful and keep people at bay for fear of contracting the disease. A young, Israelite servant girl in his home knew that the Lord could heal him if he would just go seek wisdom from Elisha the prophet, but the wisdom he would receive seemed to simple to Naaman. Elisha told him to go wash in the Jordan River 7 times and he would be healed, but Naaman was disgusted by the easy answer and left unhealed. With the encouragement of all his servants, Naaman finally turned around and followed Elisha’s wishes. Not only was Naaman healed but his skin became healthier than a young child.
My son is a lot like Naaman. A born leader, full of wisdom beyond his years, loved by many, especially his parents. However, when asked to pour his own cup of milk, instead of doing it, he sometimes walks away because he didn’t receive the answer he was hoping for. Such a simple a task to complete, but the desired answer wasn’t given. But don’t we all do this sometimes? Look for the hard answer when it really could be something much easier.
Just think about this riddle, “what falls between Heaven and Earth?”
Sometimes the answer may be as easy as a prayer, but we think we must climb a mountain instead. We don’t have fall for the enemies trap of deterring us from following the Lord’s way. Sometimes the answer we are looking for is a lot simpler like the answer to the riddle above……And!
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