How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!

2 Kings 5:1-14

Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. 

Now bands of raiders from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.”

So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of clothing. The letter that he took to the king of Israel read: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”

When Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his robes, he sent him this message: “Why have you torn your robes? Have the man come to me and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.” 

Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!” So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.

This story, which Jesus refers to in luke, like many others in both the Old and New Testaments show that God's concern is not limited to Israel. Syria was often at war with Israel, and Naaman was the commander of the enemy army. A young Israelite slave girl, captured in a border raid, tells her Syrian master of Elisha's power. A visit is arranged through diplomatic channels. The prophet's instructions are not what Naaman expected. But his staff persuaded him to try, and he is healed. 

Why?

Even a slave girl under the master of the commander of the Aram army can do good suggestions to reveal the power of God's prophet.

Listen and do it is the action of faith to the Lord! Sometimes it looks unreasonable or it is not common sense, But the way of the Lord is beyond our imagination.

Blessed are the commander Naaman and the slave girl of Israel. Do not look down our position or our job, it could be used as God's good widness.

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由這小女子，不小看自己的地位卑微，卻能傳揚神的作為，雖然以色列是戰敗國，但是神永不失敗。

乃縵帶這麼多禮物，令你不能拒絕我，也有高高在炫燿的含義。乃縵寫好劇本先知來醫治他！他認為怎麼做這麼荒謬的事，我們自己心裏有方法，神提出方法，還是我覺得自己的方法好，這是一般人的想法。

以利沙不受金銀影響，不受權勢影響。只是單純照著神的吩咐講，表現出先知的本色。今天如果一個大人物來教會，我們會如何歡迎，另外是衣衫襤褸的一個人來教會，我們會如何接待。

先知吩咐做大事你是會做?何況是洗澡的小事。關鍵在他願意謙卑下來！拉下臉來洗澡7次。不是直接禱告就可以了?神的做法與人想的不同，常常令人難相信，要克服自己理性的想法。

我們向神禱告不要預設立場！

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How?

Do our best and listen to the word of the Lord, put my trust in the Lord, for God is good!