Pastor's Column 10/18/2026
PASTOR’S COLUMN
2 “At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young girl who had been given to Naama’s wife as a maid. 3 One day the girl said to her mistress, “I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy.” 2 Kings 5:2-3, NLT
“The Cure Will Come”
We can never predict how God will come to our aid. We should be assured that we will never be left without an opportunity to witness the Lord’s great power. Spiritual maturity will help us realize that we can expect God to help us when we’re in need. Our dire situations create a pathway for God. Always standing between God and us is our faith. We must have the kind of faith that allows us to see God working within the moment to bring resolve to our crisis. We also should not underestimate the channel God could work through to lead us toward the fulfillment of His plan for us. In the story of Naaman, the commander of the Aramean (Syrian) military -we see an example of how God can position someone else to play a role in our recovery. Namaan and his wife lived in great comfort. They were wealthy people, and Naaman’s civil position was the second highest in the land. We get a glimpse of Naaman’s greatness as he is immediately introduced as the Commander; a term not to be taken lightly. He was intelligent, wise, and highly respected – but his accolades and medals could not save him from the debilitating disease of leprosy, which held his health hostage. An adolescent, young girl, the servant of Naaman’s wife, told Mrs. Naaman, she “wished Naaman would go see the prophet in Samaria and be healed of his leprosy.” Directing Naaman to the prophet Elisha was God’s plan to heal Naaman. After initial resistance, Naaman did as the prophet told him; after dipping himself seven times in the River Jordan he was healed. The faith of that young woman to “speak into the moment what she believed” made a difference between cure and relentless suffering.
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