Naaman comes from the Hebrew verb naem, “be delightful, pleasant, beautiful.” It has the idea of “gracious” or “well formed.” Because of the significance of names in Scripture, this tells us something about the man. His name suggests he had undoubtedly had been a handsome man, at least before the leprosy, (before sin entered into him). Further, the implication is that he was also a gracious and delightful man. But his name became a reproach and a striking contrast to his appearance and probably also to his disposition because of the leprosy (symbolic of sin), which had attacked his body. It provides a striking picture of mankind created physically and spiritually beautiful in God’s image before sin began to take it’s toll on both the disposition and physical body of man. However, once we became sin by one man Adam, we must be cleansed of sin by one man, the new Adam--Jesus Christ.
We can't see through muddy waters. The waters have been muddied in our lives due to the fall of man. But Jesus, can make all things clean. Jesus can open blind eyes. Jesus can wash away our sin. To the pure all things are pure-to the evil all things are evil.
Jordan was where Jesus was baptized by John. The Jordan was always needing to be crossed over. Jordan means to descend or to flow down. When we lower ourselves the anointing we so desperately need flows down.
We can't see through muddy waters. The waters have been muddied in our lives due to the fall of man. But Jesus, can make all things clean. Jesus can open blind eyes. Jesus can wash away our sin. To the pure all things are pure-to the evil all things are evil.
Jordan was where Jesus was baptized by John. The Jordan was always needing to be crossed over. Jordan means to descend or to flow down. When we lower ourselves the anointing we so desperately need flows down.
What is your Jordan? What is the thing that God has told you to do--that you are refusing to do? What is it that you feel is beneath you? What is it, that you won't do because you feel, think or believe, that you are too good for? What make you think that the Jordan is a less than you deserve? Your thinking God should have asked you to do something bigger and better than the Jordan, but your ability to see is in your ability to obey.
2 Kings 5:14 (NIV) So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.
Action Step: Our God is not a God of, "Let's Make A Deal". God is a sovereign God.
He chooses His words exactly as He means to say them. If God has told you to do or not to do anything, don't try to make a deal. Instead obey what He has told you, so that you will recover your sight and begin to live free from sin. Jesus came down. Jesus lowered Himself. Let's follow Jesus that our healing and sight will manifest and flow down.
He chooses His words exactly as He means to say them. If God has told you to do or not to do anything, don't try to make a deal. Instead obey what He has told you, so that you will recover your sight and begin to live free from sin. Jesus came down. Jesus lowered Himself. Let's follow Jesus that our healing and sight will manifest and flow down.
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