The Christ Who Can

“And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came and stood before him: and he said, ‘Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel…’” (II Kings 5:15)

Upon Naaman’s cleansing he returned to Elisha. I am reminded of the ten lepers whom Jesus healed. Only one of them returned to Jesus to thank Him. We should be thankful to God for His many blessings to us.

In addition to turning back to the man of God, Naaman also confessed that there was no true God in all the earth except in Israel.

I wonder what Naaman may have said to his wife’s little captive maid after he got back home. She was responsible for initiating the trip to Elisha’s house (verses 2-4).  When you and I share a few words about Jesus with someone we may start them on a path toward the Savior and heaven. We cannot cleanse someone from their sin any more than the little maid could cleanse Naaman from leprosy. But just as she knew the prophet who could cleanse from leprosy, we know the Christ who can and often does, cleanse from sin.