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MIRACLE IN THE MUDDY WATER<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

2 Kings 5: 1-19<\/b><\/h2>\n

by Rev. Richard Jones<\/b><\/h2>\n

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NEEDING THE LORD<\/u>
\n<\/u>2 Kings 5:1 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n1\u00a0 Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.<\/p>\n

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SEEKING THE LORD
\n<\/u>2 Kings 5:2-5 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n2\u00a0 Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Naaman\u2019s wife. 3\u00a0 She said to her mistress, \u201cWould that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.\u201d 4\u00a0 So Naaman went in and told his lord, \u201cThus and so spoke the girl from the land of Israel.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5\u00a0 And the king of Syria said, \u201cGo now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.\u201d So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.<\/p>\n

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NEGLECTING THE LORD<\/u>
\n<\/u>2 Kings 5:6-8 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n6\u00a0 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which read, \u201cWhen this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you Naaman my servant, that you may cure him of his leprosy.\u201d
\n7\u00a0 And when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, \u201cAm I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Only consider, and see how he is seeking a quarrel with me.\u201d 8\u00a0 But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, \u201cWhy have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, that he may know that there is a prophet in Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

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RESISTING THE LORD<\/u>
\n<\/u>2 Kings 5:9-12 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n9\u00a0 So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha\u2019s house. 10\u00a0 And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, \u201cGo and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored, and you shall be clean.\u201d 11\u00a0 But Naaman was angry and went away, saying, \u201cBehold, I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call upon the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper.
\n12\u00a0 Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?\u201d So he turned and went away in a rage.<\/p>\n

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TRUSTING THE LORD<\/u>
\n<\/u>2 Kings 5:13-14 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n13\u00a0 But his servants came near and said to him, \u201cMy father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will you not do it? Has he actually said to you, \u2018Wash, and be clean\u2019?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\u00a0 So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 55:6-7 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n6\u00a0 \u201cSeek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
\n7\u00a0 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.<\/p>\n

Matthew 18:1-3 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n1\u00a0 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, \u201cWho is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?\u201d
\n2\u00a0 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them
\n3\u00a0 and said, \u201cTruly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.<\/p>\n

2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n17\u00a0 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.<\/p>\n

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SERVING THE LORD<\/u>
\n<\/u>2 Kings 5:15-19 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n15\u00a0 Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and he came and stood before him. And he said, \u201cBehold, I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel; so accept now a present from your servant.\u201d
\n16\u00a0 But he said, \u201cAs the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.\u201d And he urged him to take it, but he refused. 17\u00a0 Then Naaman said, \u201cIf not, please let there be given to your servant two mule loads of earth, for from now on your servant will not offer burnt offering or sacrifice to any god but the LORD. 18\u00a0 In this matter may the LORD pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, leaning on my arm, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon your servant in this matter.\u201d 19\u00a0 He said to him, \u201cGo in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Philippians 1:6 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n6\u00a0 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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