Just One Thing

Naaman had it all. A position of power and prestige as the captain of Syrian forces, a large military armed with soldiers at his command. A great man by all accounts with favor from his superior. He had the reputation of being a fine soldier himself, and through his leadership, many victories in battle went his way which led to an accumulation of great wealth. Here was a man with pretty much everything except for “just one thing”. He was a leper and that was raining on his parade, spoiling his life in many ways (2 Kings 5:1).

Naaman’s physical problem pictures humanity’s spiritual problem. Our sin nature. There is an empty spot in our lives – a hole in our soul, if I may describe it that way, and it infects everybody regardless of where we live, whether we are rich or poor, black, white, or red. Regardless of our position or prestige, “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).  Naaman was eventually healed. He experienced a miracle as he obeyed the instructions from a man of God, Elisha, the prophet in Israel.

We too can be healed from our sin problem.  We follow the instructions found in the Bible to “believe on the Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 16:31). A simple act of faith and we are forgiven, cleansed spiritually, and our sins washed away through the precious blood of Christ, the Great Physician.

My friend, don’t allow “just one thing” to ruin an otherwise good life.  Reach out to Jesus, and by His grace you can be saved, and your sin problem removed.  There is only one cure. It’s not in a bottle, it’s in a name, JESUS!

The Pastor's Pocket
Pastor Bruce Freeman