Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I believe God can heal.
Faith Verse
John 14:12 (NLT)
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done.”
Question of the Day: What is something you need or have needed healing from?
Read about It
Read: 2 Kings 5:1–14
Has God ever asked you to do something, but you wanted to do things your own way instead? In today’s Bible verses, a strong and mighty warrior named Naaman suffered from a disease and he wanted to be healed. He went on a mission to find someone who could heal him, and he found the prophet Elisha. The prophet gave him simple instructions: Go wash seven times in the Jordan River. However, the warrior responded in anger. He didn’t want to do what Elisha said because he wanted Elisha to heal him in a big way. When his soldiers encouraged him to simply obey what Elisha had said, Naaman finally did and was completely healed.
There will be times in our life that God tells us to do something, and we may not want to do it. In those times, we need to have faith, trust in what God says, and ask Him for help to obey.
Talk about It
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Question 1. What did Naaman suffer with? Answer 1. Leprosy (2 Kings 5:1)
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| Question 2. Whose house did Naaman go to for his healing?
Answer 2. Elisha (2 Kings 5:9)
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| Question 3. How many times was Naaman to wash in the Jordan River?
Answer 3. Seven times (2 Kings 5:10)
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| Question 4. How did Naaman respond at first to what Elisha had said?
Answer 4. He went away in anger. (2 Kings 5:11–12)
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| Question 5. What happened after Naaman did what Elisha had told him to do?
Answer 5. He was completely healed. (2 Kings 11: 4) |
Pray about It
Dear God, thank You that You still heal people today. I pray that when You tell me to do something, that I will respond in obedience and not in anger. God, help me keep my heart in tune with what You are saying. I thank You that even when we respond in anger, You still offer us healing if we choose to follow You. God, help me to obey Your voice always. Amen.