“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.” II Kings 5:14 NKJV
a. According to the saying of the man of God: Naaman did exactly what Elisha told him to do. Therefore we can say that each dunk in the Jordan was a step of faith, trusting in the word of God through His prophet.
i. Wiseman on the ancient Hebrew word translated dipped: “Naaman ‘plunged’ in the River Jordan. This signified total obedience to the divine word.”
ii. Spurgeon saw Naaman attacked by two enemies: Proud Self, who internally demanded that Elisha come out and see him, and Evil Questioning, who questioned why he should wash in the Jordan when he had better rivers back in his homeland. Naaman overcame these two enemies and did what God told him to do.
b. And his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean: Naaman’s response of faith was generously rewarded. God answered his faith with complete and miraculous healing.
i. “The simple method of this miracle, performed without the prophet there, did give God the credit. It was obvious that the healing came from Yahweh rather than from the sort of magical incantation that Naaman had anticipated.” (Dilday)
(Guzik)
Step of Faith?
Throughout our lives God speaks to us and asks us to do something for His kingdom. All we have to do is take that step of faith. It could be something as simple as feeding a homeless person, helping a widow or adopting a child. Naaman fought two enemies, the proud self and the evil questioning before he took the step of faith.
Satan will use anything in his arsenal to keep you from taking that step of faith!
I encourage you to take the step of faith instead of listening to the lies of the proud self and evil questioning.
Blessings
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