Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel

2 Kings 5:15-27

Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God. He stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.” 

The prophet answered, “As surely as the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.” And even though Naaman urged him, he refused.

If you will not,” said Naaman, “please let me, your servant, be given as much earth as a pair of mules can carry, for your servant will never again make burnt offerings and sacrifices to any other god but the Lord. But may the Lord forgive your servant for this one thing: When my master enters the temple of Rimmon to bow down and he is leaning on my arm and I have to bow there also—when I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the Lord forgive your servant for this.”

“Go in peace,” Elisha said.

After Naaman had traveled some distance, Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said to himself, “My master was too easy on Naaman, this Aramean, by not accepting from him what he brought. As surely as the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

“Everything is all right,” Gehazi answered. “My master sent me to say, ‘Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent[d] of silver and two sets of clothing.’

When he went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?”

“Your servant didn’t go anywhere,” Gehazi answered.

But Elisha said to him, “Was not my spirit with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or to accept clothes—or olive groves and vineyards, or flocks and herds, or male and female slaves? Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.” Then Gehazi went from Elisha’s presence and his skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.

The army of the chief of Syria becomes a follower of the God of Israel. Gehazi's greed might have ruined everything, and could not go unpunished.

Why?

This event let the commander of Syria become a follower of the Lord of Israel. And he asked the Lord to forgive him when he company with the king to the temple have to bow down with his master, forgive this sin. Elisha said "Go in peace", This is acceptable for what God needs is our heart!

It is not the time to take money or to accept clothes—or olive groves and vineyards. To be a servant of the Lord is serving for the peace and grace of the Lord, but not to earn any profit from others.

We serve the Lord because God loves us, so our serving is to express our love to the Lord, there is no space to earn profit for ourselves. 

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服事神怎麼可以收人家的禮物，何況是原來不信主的人，神的僕人不是為了貪財服事，更受乃縵敬重！

乃縵只承認耶和華是神，而且願意為主奉獻財物！而且乃縵在乎神，對於罪敏感，所以提出陪國王在廟裏拜的事！

基哈希向要一他連得銀子，相當於台幣80萬元，乃縵給他而他連得！對一個剛信主的，我們豈可向他要錢奉獻嗎？我們的見證、榜樣是很重要的！

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How?

Humble me before the Lord, I love the Lord and serve the Lord for God has loved me. I do my best to honor the Holy Name of the Lord.