“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver” (Prov 25:11)
“If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy” (2 Ki 5:3). Here is a young girl full of sorrow. Once she was a free bird. Today she is a slave, sold in the market and working for a commander of the Syrian army. Her God in whom she trusted had let her down, or so it seemed. All this did not rob her of her faith or courage to testify. She adapted herself to the new surroundings and learned the language. Her heart went out to her master. She wanted to suggest a trip to Samaria. Will her mistress say that she was too young to advise? Or will she say, “Shut up. Your God could not save you. How can He save us?” But she decided to speak up.
News went from the girl to the mistress, to her husband, to the king and to Syria. Naaman came back healed of all his white patches. I suppose it was vitiligo or leucoderma because this was what Gehazi got from Naaman (v27).
In a chain reaction the good news went to Syria just because a young girl had the courage to share. How did she know for sure that Naaman would be healed? “There were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed” (Lk 4:27). She had not heard of any leper healed by Elisha. Then what made her to suggest to her mistress that Elisha could cure leprosy? Pure faith. And God honoured that faith: “— Naaman the Syrian” was healed.
Just imagine the royal rewards this girl would have received when Naaman was back! Anna, the very old woman and widow, spoke to “all.” The women who came back from the tomb, told everything not just to the eleven but to “all the others” too (Lk 24:9).
Today, that young girl is a witness to the whole world. The captivity might have broken her. But God’s plan was to take the good news to Syria through her and to the whole world. She cooperated by speaking just one sentence. Let us learn from this little girl to share the Good News. Will you speak for God?
We in the New Testament era ought to learn from this little girl. “I am like this. God has let me down. How can I testify?” we whine. Shyness makes us tongue-tied. We should be shy of doing wrong, not to save people from burning fire. Will you feel shy to pull out a person from a burning building? Speak up!
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
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“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver” (Prov 25:11)
“If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy” (2 Ki 5:3). Here is a young girl full of sorrow. Once she was a free bird. Today she is a slave, sold in the market and working for a commander of the Syrian army. Her God in whom she trusted had let her down, or so it seemed. All this did not rob her of her faith or courage to testify. She adapted herself to the new surroundings and learned the language. Her heart went out to her master. She wanted to suggest a trip to Samaria. Will her mistress say that she was too young to advise? Or will she say, “Shut up. Your God could not save you. How can He save us?” But she decided to speak up.
News went from the girl to the mistress, to her husband, to the king and to Syria. Naaman came back healed of all his white patches. I suppose it was vitiligo or leucoderma because this was what Gehazi got from Naaman (v27).
In a chain reaction the good news went to Syria just because a young girl had the courage to share. How did she know for sure that Naaman would be healed? “There were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed” (Lk 4:27). She had not heard of any leper healed by Elisha. Then what made her to suggest to her mistress that Elisha could cure leprosy? Pure faith. And God honoured that faith: “— Naaman the Syrian” was healed.
Just imagine the royal rewards this girl would have received when Naaman was back! Anna, the very old woman and widow, spoke to “all.” The women who came back from the tomb, told everything not just to the eleven but to “all the others” too (Lk 24:9).
Today, that young girl is a witness to the whole world. The captivity might have broken her. But God’s plan was to take the good news to Syria through her and to the whole world. She cooperated by speaking just one sentence. Let us learn from this little girl to share the Good News. Will you speak for God?
We in the New Testament era ought to learn from this little girl. “I am like this. God has let me down. How can I testify?” we whine. Shyness makes us tongue-tied. We should be shy of doing wrong, not to save people from burning fire. Will you feel shy to pull out a person from a burning building? Speak up!
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
hq@bymonline.org
www.bymonline.org
Click here for more options
To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
Blessing Literature Centre
21/11 West Coovam River Road,
Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, Mob:8806270699
blc@bymonline.org
