Faith and its results

2Ki 5:9-19
So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and waited at the door of Elisha's house.

But Elisha sent a messenger out to him with this message: "Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan River. Then your skin will be restored, and you will be healed of leprosy."

But Naaman became angry and stalked away. "I thought he would surely come out to meet me!" he said. "I expected him to wave his hand over the leprosy and call on the name of the Lord his God and heal me!

Aren't the Abana River and Pharpar River of Damascus better than all the rivers of Israel put together? Why shouldn't I wash in them and be healed?" So Naaman turned and went away in a rage.

But his officers tried to reason with him and said, "Sir, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, wouldn't you have done it? So you should certainly obey him when he says simply to go and wash and be cured!"

So Naaman went down to the Jordan River and dipped himself seven times, as the man of God had instructed him. And his flesh became as healthy as a young child's, and he was healed!

Then Naaman and his entire party went back to find the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, "I know at last that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. Now please accept my gifts."

But Elisha replied, "As surely as the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will not accept any gifts." And though Naaman urged him to take the gifts, Elisha refused.

Then Naaman said, "All right, but please allow me to load two of my mules with earth from this place, and I will take it back home with me. From now on I will never again offer any burnt offerings or sacrifices to any other god except the Lord.

However, may the Lord pardon me in this one thing. When my master the king goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship there and leans on my arm, may the Lord pardon me when I bow, too."

"Go in peace," Elisha said. So Naaman started home again.
Today we found out who deep throat is and was, the ultimate whistle blower. The man whose conscience over rode his desire for power.

“The people never give up their liberties, but under some delusion.” ~ Edmund Burke, statesman and writer (1729-1797)

“Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone somewhere may be happy.” ~ H.L. Mencken, writer, editor, and critic (1880-1956)

As Elisha said, "Go in peace".

A quote for us....

Welcome to the revolution~

"Every revolutionary movement also liberates language." ~ Christa Wolf

Thinking is welcomed, but we must progress if society will survive. There cannot be a solution without dialog.

May 30, 2005

Jehovah.Allah.God.Almighty

If Muslims Called Allah GOD would we be as upset........
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-mcgough30may30.story
Great story. Good read.