SPEAK OUT!

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

Wednesday 16th December 2015

TOPIC: SPEAK UP!

TEXT: "If only my master were with prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy"(2 kings 5:3)

If you are like most people, you think that when God does something important, He uses important people to get it done--people like Billy Graham, Benny Hinn  and all the other big names you can think of in the kingdom. The rest of us just fill space until Jesus comes. But that's not true. Most often in the scriptures, we see that God uses ordinary people to get things done. Just take a look at the unlikely prophets of the old testament and the disciples of the new testament. Some of them were shepherds, fishermen and farmers; ordinary people from everyday life.

The Bible told the story of an ordinary servant girl in 2 kings 5. Yet she bravely suggested that Naaman--her master go to the prophet of Israel for healing. What sounds like a simple request was actually a bold suggestion. For Naaman to go  to Israel, he would be turning his back on the local pagan gods, inviting criticism from his countrymen for putting the entire military might if his nation at risk and he has to battle with his ego as a general in the strongest army at the time. This nameless servant could have paid a steep price for making a suggestion like that, but she knew where the true source of healing was. Because of her deep concern for      Naaman's well being, she courageously put herself at risk to direct him to the source of power and help--the one and only true God.

Like this young servant girl, let's show concern for the spiritual well being of the people around us. Let's be willing to be used by God to guide friends and families to the trust source hope, help and healing.

PRAYER POINT

Father, I surrender myself, use me as an instrument to positively affect the people around me in Jesus name.

DAILY BIBLE READING
Esther 9-10; Revelation 5; Proverbs 30:11-23