FAITH CAPSULE: Consciously or unconsciously, pride is a hindrance that denies living life for the glory of God.
2 Kings 5
Having pride is a hindrance not to living life for the glory of God.
Can you search your heart and not become a victimized self for not living life to the glory of God?
There is nothing more than self that reduces self, but self.
Naaman had leprosy that was not enough to reduce him to live life for the glory of God.
2 Kings 5:1 records, “Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor but a leper.”
Leprosy in the life of Naaman could not deny him from honors achieved.
The Hindrance issue of Naaman was alive in him but not before his master and the people around him.
Pride was in the life of Naaman.
Pride is the hindrance issue between Naaman and the word of his healing. The Bible records, “Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.” (2 Kings 5:10)
Wash and clean was the word of healing for Naaman.
The power to get healing for Naaman was obedience to the word of God.
The pride in Naaman provoked negative to the healing word for him.
2 Kings 5:11-12 records, “But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, “Indeed, I said to myself, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.’ Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.”
Pride was a hindrance issue in the life of Naaman.
Unknowingly or knowingly, is there any trace of pride in your life?
Pride in the life of Naaman was furious (extreme anger); Naaman walked away from his glorious healing.
Knowingly or unknowingly, are you with the spirit of pride like Naaman?
Pride in the life of Naaman subsided, and obedience to the word for his healing set him up.
Today, search for yourself and look in the word of God.
The word of God is a revealing word for man to observe for self-correction.
Give self continually to the word of God as a mirror for dressing self not to become a victim of self-destruction in life.
Pride can give one a ride for self-destruction.
Prayer for today: Ask before God for deliverance from the pride of self-destruction.