Wounded Warrior: NaamanSample

The Greedy Servant 

“Some things are easy to forget even if they’re bigger than the now” - Waterdeep

Elisha had good reason to reject Naaman's gift, but his servant thought better of it. Gehazi's actions showed what he valued most: he desired wealth and personal gain over Elisha, discipleship, God, and his career. He lied twice to receive what did not belong to him, so he received a wound that was not his.

A loving Father disciplines His children.

We can't know for sure whether Gehazi's wounds drove him back to the Father, but we do know that God used him as an agent for change and restoration in the life of the faithful Shunammite woman. In this instance, he was a faithful witness instead of a greedy servant.

A.W. Tozer wrote:

"The flaming desire to be rid of every unholy thing and to put on the likeness of Christ at any cost is not often found among us. We expect to enter the everlasting kingdom of our Father and to sit down around the table with sages, saints, and martyrs, and through the grace of God, maybe we shall; yes, maybe we shall. But for most of us, it could prove at first an embarrassing experience. Ours might be the silence of the untried soldier in the presence of the battle-hardened heroes who have fought the fight and won the victory and who have scars to prove that they were present when the battle was joined… It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until he has hurt him deeply."

You will be wounded. The question is, where will you turn? We all have wounds. No man was wounded more than Jesus. We all have faith…

May His wounds reveal your faith.

Challenge:

• Practice running to the Cross when you are wounded. Resources are available at www.morethanwarriors.com