DAILY FEEDING FROM THE SHEPHERD

                          2Kings 5:18
" But may the LORD forgive your servant for this one thing: When my master enters the temple of  Rimmon to bow down and he is leaning on my arm and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon,may the LORD forgive your servant for this." 
                  Some Notes to theText 

• When you read the chapter from verse 1 -18, you will notice that Naaman , a general in the Assyrian army was a leper but was directed to Samaria in Israel where he finally met Prophet Elisha.
•  He was instructed by Prophet Elisha according to the word of the LORD to go and dip seven times in the river Jordan so he can be healed.
• He hesitated but finally obeyed the instruction and was healed.
• The text above clearly shows that Naaman's healing by the LORD, the God of Israel, motivated his change of allegiance from worshiping the idol god,Rimmon to the true God,the LORD. You may call this his conversion from idolatry to the worship of the eternal God.
• He thus became an ambassador of the true God in pagan Assyria and verse 17 of our text clearly shows that he may have pioneered the worship of the true God in Assyria. 

                                                                                        Key Lesson
God's goal in dealing with us is not just to give us some temporal blessings like healing, riches,family, career etc but bring us to the place of knowing Him and in knowing Him partner with Him in expanding His kingdom like we see Naaman do in Assyria.