DCLM Higher Everyday 9 April 2024 — Making Miracles Happen – Part 2
Topic: Making Miracles Happen – Part 2
Text: 2 Kings 5:8-14
8And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
9So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
10And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
11But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
12Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
13And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
14Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
Key Verse: “Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean” (2 Kings 5:14).
Message
David Ingles wrote in one of his songs that:
Jesus did miracles to meet human need
that men might believe
And almost always used common men
Who held in their hands common things
It’s in your hands you hold a miracle
Though not much to you turn it to Him
And He’ll take what you give to Him
And make it what you want to be
A miracle it’s in your hands
You’re the one to set in motion miracle that you desire…
Naaman, in our text had leprosy, and was directed to Prophet Elisha for healing. Naaman was first suspicious and annoyed by the seemingly simple remedy, but after following the prophet’s directions, he was miraculously cleansed of his leprosy. God requires simple obedience and humility from us. Answers to our difficulties might occasionally come from unexpected places. Keep an open mind and confidence in God’s capacity to act in our lives, even if His solutions appear simple. Never underestimate the power of faith or God’s ability to act in our lives and in unexpected ways.
Quote: God requires simple obedience
Challenge: You are the one who must initiate the desired miracle.
Prayer for today: Dear God, work a miracle in my life today, in Jesus’ name.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
