Title: Naaman's Housemaid (2 Kings 5:1~27)
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The text introduces the maidservant who was taken prisoner to Naaman's house and served as a housekeeper when Naaman, the military minister, who was the foremost official in the Arab country, who had a military advantage over Israel at the time, was stricken with leprosy and was unable to cure the disease even if the whole country tried to cure it. There is a record of going to Elisha, the prophet of Israel, and being healed of leprosy. At this time, I want you to give me great grace when I testify several things through the text.
"The Faithful Heart of a Maid Approved by God"
① How many hardships, sufferings, loneliness, hardships, friction, contempt, and thousands of sacrifices must have been made when you were taken prisoner in a foreign country at a young age and worked as a housekeeper? ②I was in a situation where I could complain and complain about God as many times as I could, saying that my life by faith was in vain, and I was in a situation where I could leave God and forsake my faith. It was a faith that looked at, depended on, honored, and served ④ It was a faith to love and care for people and to manage things according to God’s will according to God’s command ⑤ Also, Arab nations are pagan nations that do not serve God but serve other gods. It is a country of afflicting enemies. ⑥ It was the faith of great power that not only did not get stained by the customs of this country, did not serve the gods of this country, but served God without giving up, and made the king of this country, the crown princes, and all the people serve God.
"God Provided to Use the Maid's Faith"
① It is said how God provided for the use of the faith of this little maidservant. He gave Naaman great merit and made him a public servant, afflicted him with leprosy, abducted the maidservant, and made him serve as a maid in General Naaman’s house. He made the servant girl say that there is a prophet in Israel, and when this servant spoke, he made General Naaman's wife obey him, and made General Naaman obey him, and moved the heart of the king of the Arab nation to go to Elisha through the king of Israel. . ②In this way, God moved the Arab countries and Israel to use the faith of the maidservant, and moved the sovereignty of the two countries, made them sick, and moved the hearts of the kings of both countries. ③God created the environment to use the faith of the mustard seed and created the individual He controls the health of people and controls the psychology of people.
"God appoints the faith of the faithful maidservant"
① Those who truly love, fear, hope, honor and desire God, and obey God’s Word, regardless of whether they are literate or ignorant, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, young or old, young or old, regardless of whether others acknowledge or disapprove of God and write it as ②The servant girl in the text was a lowly, nameless woman who had nothing, but because she had a sincere faith that could be recognized in the sight of God, she was hired by this servant. ③ The wife of the Arab country general Naaman believed the word of the little girl who was captured, and the general Naaman believed it, and the king of the Arab country believed. ④In other words, one word from this slave girl turned the whole Arab country upside down, so after the leprosy was healed, she would not have been treated as a slave, but would have served as a benefactor for the rest of her life.
“I got leprosy when I obeyed the command of Elisha, the servant of God.”
① All the Arab countries worked together to cure Naaman's leprosy, but in vain. ② Naaman's leprosy had to go to Elisha, and he had to wash in the Jordan River seven times in obedience to Elisha's command to be healed. ③The sickness that the saints have today Business failure is a disease, failure to succeed is a disease, and being despised is a disease, that is, physical illness, economic illness, authoritative illness, personal illness... It is better to obey. ④ Even at the time of Jesus, some sick people were healed when Jesus touched them with his hands, when he heard a voice, when he grabbed them and raised them up, and when he confessed with his mouth... Even today, there are various healing methods, so you will be healed by obeying the word of God through medicine or injection, surgery, prayer, and many people working together with your own skills.