--A PERSON
-OF INFLUENCE~

-2 Kings 5:1-15
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If only my master
were with the
prophet who is in
Samaria! For he
would heal him
of his leprosy.
--2 Kings 5:3-
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The story of Naaman, a high-ranking military commander, includes two kings and a prophet of God (2 Kings 5:1-15). Yet it was the servants in the background whose words led to Naaman being cured of leprosy, a career-ending, life-changing disease.

A young servant girl taken captive from Israel told Naaman's wife that a prophet in Samaria could heal him (vv2-3). When Elisha's instructions to bathe in the Jordan River angered Naaman, his servants urged him to follow the prophet's orders. He was NOT going to do as he was told. He was insulted by the 'dirty' water.

Second Chance: The result was Naaman's restoration to health and his declaration, "Now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel" (v.15).

What a beautiful picture of our role as followers of Jesus Christ! We are called to be people of influence--the Lord's servants who point others to the One whose touch can change their lives.
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-CHRIST SENDS US OUT TO BRING OTHERS IN. BEWARE, HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY FALSE TEACHERS ON THE TELEVISiON TODAY!

---ODB/DM