Naaman, the captain of the host
of the king
of Syria was a mighty man of
valour and honourable, but he was a leper. The sacred Scriptures describe leprosy as a loathsome disease to which stigma
is attached which
is used an illustration
of sin. Naaman heard about Elisha the man of God who could heal him of his leprosy. So, he went to Israel with his
horses and chariot and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. Namaan,
being a great
and powerful captain
expected the prophet
to come out to him and heal
him by display of healing power. But
Elisha refused to come to him on the basis of his power and position. Instead,
he offered him healing through a messenger asking him to “go and wash in Jordan
seven times” and healed. Naaman felt offended and went away in anger. But
persuaded by his servants, Namaan went down, and dipped seven times in Jordan
and was completely healed of his leprosy. Namaan
not only received just physical healing, but spiritual healing too and made
solemn vow not to serve any other
gods other than the only true and living God.
The way to obtain Salvation or Moksha or Eternal Life, whatever we may call,
is as simple as that;
that is by grace… “through faith” in the finished
work of the Lord Jesus Christ
on the cross.
Just as Namaan
was a leper, you and I are infected with the disease
of sin of leprosy and need
healing, which the Lord Jesus
Christ alone can grant.
Dear reader, put aside
all your reasoning,
put aside your rationalist thinking, put aside all your pride, and come and
obey the voice of God - believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Lord and
Saviour and be saved. God in His marvellous grace sent His
only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus
Christ into this
world. He became sin for us, He bore our sins on the cross and He was
punished for our sins. The
Lord Jesus Christ
died on the cross for your sins and my sins and rose again
on the third day. He was once dead, but now He is alive and lives for evermore. The Lord
Jesus will come again in power and glory to judge the world and to punish those
who reject Him. God has
assured us in His Word,
that whosoever believes in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ shall not
perish in the unquenchable fire in Hell but shall have everlasting life.
However
sinful you are, however wretched you are, however unclean you are, there is a
readiness on the part of God our Saviour to pardon you. He paid the penalty of
your sins on the cross. God does not desire
you to perish in your sins. God wants to give you eternal life. If you simply believe in the Lord Jesus
Christ as your Saviour as God's Word bids
you, you will immediately experience the joy of “Salvation” or “everlasting
life” or “Moksha”. Dear reader, have
you received the forgiveness of your sins? If not so, repent your sins and receive the
Lord Jesus Christ, as your Saviour and Lord and be saved!
- by Nadesan K.
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