July 28, 2020 Living Water CAC Daily Devotional Guide :- Wash And Be Cleaned
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 – World Hepatitis Day
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WASH AND BE CLEANED
Read: 2 Kings 5:1-15
2 Kings 5:1-15 AMP““Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram (Syria), was considered a great man by his king, and was highly respected because through Naaman the LORD had given victory to Aram (Syria). He was also a man of courage, but he was a leper. The Arameans (Syrians) had gone out in bands [as raiders] and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel; and she waited on Naaman’s wife [as a servant]. She said to her mistress, “I wish that my master [Naaman] were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would heal him of his leprosy.” Naaman went in and told his master [the king], “The girl who is from the land of Israel said such and such.” Then the king of Aram (Syria) said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel (Jehoram the son of Ahab).” So he left and took with him ten talents of silver and 6,000 shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. And he brought the letter to the king of Israel. It said, “And now when this letter comes to you, I will have sent my servant Naaman to you, so that you may heal him of his leprosy.” When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes [in shock and outrage at the request] and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me [a request] to heal a man of his leprosy? Just consider [what he is asking] and see how he is seeking an opportunity [for a battle] with me.” Now when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent word to the king, asking, “Why have you torn your clothes? Just let Naaman come to me, and he shall know that there is a [true] prophet in Israel.” So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stopped at the entrance of Elisha’s house. Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored to you and you will be clean.” But Naaman was furious and went away and said, “Indeed! I thought ‘He would at least come out to [see] me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place [of leprosy] and heal the leper.’ Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus [in Aram], 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. Then his servants approached and said to him, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he has said to you, ‘Wash, and be clean?’ ” So he went down and plunged himself into the Jordan seven times, just as the man of God had said; and his flesh was restored like that of a little child and he was clean. Then Naaman returned to the man of God, he and all the people in his group, and stood before him. He said, “Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel; so now accept a blessing and gift from your servant.””
MEMORISE: Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me and I shall be whiter than snow (Psalms 51:7)
EXPOSITION
When Naaman, an honourable but leprous mighty man of valour and the Syrian army general, visited Prophet Elijah for healing from the deadliest disease of his time, leprosy, He was told to go and wash himself in river Jordan and be healed. It took the intervention of his servants to convince him to obey the prophet’s instruction because it didn’t add up to him. His obedience made him clean.
For all forms of illness and diseases, including hepatitis (even as we pray for those suffering from it on this year’s World Hepatitis Day that God should heal them totally), we need to wash in the saving and healing blood of the Lamb – Christ Jesus, and not in any river, anymore. The blood makes all things new, and avails for all. It makes one whole, again. It refreshes the soul. It has the very power that overcomes the devil (Rev. 12:11).
The blood of Jesus is the antidote needed to wash away all forms of sins, no matter how grievous it is. It is potent to wash it off you. The blood has power in it that takes away sins and makes one whole. Are you tired of sin, diseases, and sicknesses, and need a way out? Go for the atoning power of the blood of Jesus Christ. It will set you free. He is the way.
The Word of God washes the dirty parts of man’s heart. How often do you use this potent cleanser? (Psa. 119:11) Allowing the Spirit of God to dwell in our heart also cleans the dirt therein. It renews the heart and makes man a new being. It keeps us from sins.
Do you want to experience the progressive cleansing of your heart (life)? You need the blood of the Lamb, The Spirit of God and the Word of God, received, retain and remain in these by faith.
The river of that blood still flows. Go wash therein and be made whole from whatever afflicts you – sin, sickness, disease, ailment, attack, or any other thing.
PRAYER POINTS
1. O Lord, I come to You for an experience of Your healing power. Wash me and make me whole again from all the filthy of sin.
2. Father, please heal as many that are suffering from any form of illness and diseases, most especially hepatitis patients, today, by Your healing power.
3. Pray that God will awaken those who are slumbering in the spirit and refresh them for the work committed into their hands.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Job 17 – 19; 1 Peter 2