DCLM Sincere Milk 24 April 2023 — The little Unnamed maid
DCLM Sincere Milk 24 April 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The little Unnamed maid
TOPIC: The Little Unnamed Maid.
Text — 2 Kings 5:1-9,14
2And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.
3And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
4And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
5And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
6And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.
7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
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.
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: “And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.” 2 Kings 5:4
Message
There are many ways to carry out the great commission. If you bring the one next to you and I bring the one next to me, in no time at all, we’ll win the whole world for Jesus.
Although the name of the little maid was not mentioned in our Bible passage, but the deed of telling her master about the great power of the God of heaven is forever on record.
This maid did not dwell on the fact that she had been taken captive and was a slave in a foreign land. She used the opportunity she had to introduce her master and his household to the God of heaven.
Like the little maid, you too can tell the one next to you about Jesus. You don’t need to be fluent in speech or wait till you are given the title “Pastor” or “Preacher” People around you need the Lord.
It is only Jesus that can give hope to the hopeless, peace to the weary, and bind up the brokenhearted. There is no situation so bad that He cannot redeem. Take action now by going out to tell sinners about the love of Jesus. Great rewards await you.
Further Reading: Acts 8:35
Prayer for today: Lord, make me Your mouthpiece to bring sinners around me to You.
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)
