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~~~ 2 Kings 5:1-15AB ~~~ Psalm 42 ~~~ Luke 4:24-30 ~~~ 

Athirst is my soul for the living God.

When shall I go and behold the face of God?

Anger does spring forth from the depths

 of our being when things are not as we expect.

We get incensed...how dare such and such happen?

...the people in the synagogue heard this,

they were all filled with fury.

The people do not like what Jesus is saying.

They are so offended that they 

chase him out of the city to the edge of a cliff.

They turn into a mob.

They gang up against Jesus.

But he passed through the midst of them and went away.

Naaman thought he would come face to face 

with the one who would heal his leprosy.

Distance is no challenge for the powers of God

 or those he appoints to represent him.

God can and does chose to work through whomever he desires.

If we are waiting until we see the face of God 

for our healing; we may miss his representative 

standing right in front of us.

It was Naaman's friends who convinced 

him to follow the commands of the prophet.

Without seeing God he is powerful in our life.

Without seeing God he does heal us.

He can make us whole again.

He can restore our life.

He can cleanse our heart of anger and hatred.

Naaman was commanded to do something ordinary...

“Go and wash seven times in the Jordan,

and your flesh will heal, and you will be clean.”

Perhaps it was not just the act of washing alone.

Perhaps it was the prescription to wash seven times,

seven the number most often associated with God.

The number seven has come

 to be known as the perfect number.

If you take the time you will notice 

how the number seven is represented in the world.

It is God's holy number...his divine number.

Seven signifies perfection and completion in God's eyes.

Naaman was told to wash not once but seven times

and his skin became new and as fresh as that of a baby.

He was healed.

Every time we hope in the Lord and trust in him

we come ever closer to catching a glimpse of him.

Athirst is my soul for the living God.

When shall I go and behold the face of God?

The living God is with you always...

it is not dependent upon our seeing his face.

Blessed to be loved by God.

~~~Peace~~~