READ 2 Kings 5
Naaman is healed of leprosy when he obeys Elisha’s directives.

INSIGHT
It is God who has power to move in the realm of the spiritual and miraculous—not
people. So whether God asks us to do something difficult or simple, it doesn’t matter. He will do the work behind our faith. Naaman learns this the hard way. His heart is open to God, for he goes to Elisha hoping that God will heal his leprosy. But when Elisha tells
him to wash in the Jordan seven times, Naaman roars: “Are not . . . the rivers of
Damascus better than all the waters of Israel?” (v. 12). He misses the point. The point is
not clean water or unclean. The point is: Does he believe God? The Jordan is merely a
test of his faith in God. When Naaman realizes that, he washes and is healed.

PRAYER
By faith, we offer our praise to the Lord and thank Him for the power that makes us clean:
Then the Levites — Jeshua, Kadmiel,
Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah,
Shebaniah, and Pethahiah — said,
“Stand up. Blessed be the Lord your God
From everlasting to everlasting.”  
Blessed be your glorious name,  
And may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
You, Lord, are the only God.  
You created the heavens,
The highest heavens with all their stars,
The earth and all that is on it,
The seas and all that is in them.
You give life to all of them,  
And all the stars of heaven worship you
(Nehemiah 9:5-6).

Pause for personal praise and thanksgiving. Now pray this confession as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,
And rescues them from all their troubles.  
The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit
(Psalm 34:17-18).

Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. Now pray this affirmation to the Lord:
And that is why I suffer these things.
But I am not ashamed,
Because I know whom I have believed
And am persuaded that he is able
To guard what has been entrusted to me,
Until that day (2 Timothy 1:12).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

• Faithfulness with your finances
• Revival among Christians in the United States
• Your activities for the day

Finally, offer this closing prayer:
Now to the King eternal,  immortal, invisible,
The only God, be honor and glory  
Forever and ever. Amen (1 Timothy 1:17).