Push Through for a Miracle

“And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.” – Luke 4:27 In spite of our best efforts, it’s amazing how much ego or the need for material things gets in the way of us actually doing what God has called us to do. As we discussed yesterday, Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth had a lack of faith compared to the faith of the widow of Zarephath. Additionally, Jesus spoke of faith through the leper Naaman the Syrian who was an army commander and may have been belligerent toward the Israelis. This great commander had leprosy, and he tried everything to get well. One of the servant girls was Jewish, and she told Naaman’s wife that if he would visit the prophet of Israel, in Samaria, he would heal him. The journey of Naaman, along