Message Title: Losing Control
Scriptures: 2Kings 5:1-6; 5:9-12; Isa.64:8; Gal.2:20; Heb.11:1; Rom.8:28.
Losing control rarely has a good
sound to it. We usually associated losing control as something we should never
do. We practice not losing control. We teach not losing control. We frown on
those who do lose control. Society praise’s us we don’t lose control especially
in tough situations. Not being able to lose control or give up control can also
hinder us.
2 Kings 5:1-6 nkjv
Now Naaman,
commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in
the eyes of his master, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper. 2 And
the Syrians had gone out on[a] raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of
Israel. She [b]waited on Naaman’s wife. 3 Then she said to
her mistress, “If only my master were
with the prophet who is in
Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.” 4 And Naaman went in and told his master,
saying, “Thus and thus said the girl who is
from the land of Israel.” 5 Then the king of Syria said,
“Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he departed and
took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. 6 Then
he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which said, Now be advised, when
this letter comes to you, that I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you
may heal him of his leprosy.
Hear we
have a powerful man in his community, who is in desperate need of help. He
hears he can receive help for his condition through a man of God and starts to
make arrangements to visit him. As the story continues, he meets with the man
of God but gets angry on what he is told to do to receive his healing. We pick
up the story in verse nine.
2 Kings 5:9-12 nkjv
9 Then Naaman went with his horses and chariot,
and he stood at the door of Elisha’s house. 10 And
Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times,
and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.” 11 But Naaman became
furious, and went away and said, “Indeed, I said to myself, ‘He will surely
come out to me, and stand and
call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the
place, and heal the leprosy.’ 12 Are not the [c]Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of
Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be
clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.
Let’s pay close attention to verse eleven. Naaman had preplanned how his
healing was going to happen. How many of us do this? We pray or do something
for the Lord with it already worked out how God is going to answer our prayers.
We must understand God may have other plans for the situation we are in.
Nevertheless, his plan is always better than ours. Therefore, we give up
control, or surrender to his plan.
Isaiah
64:8 nkjv
8 But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are
the clay, and You our potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand. He must be allowed to be our potter. If, he is that means we give up control.
And all we are the work of Your hand. He must be allowed to be our potter. If, he is that means we give up control.
Galatians
2:20 nkjv
20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is
no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of
God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
We no longer live for ourselves but for God and his will in
faith.
Hebrews 11:1 nkjv
Meaning I may not always see how this is going to out for me but
my faith says it is. We stand on the word of God not by our own strength or
sight. Knowing this…
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who
love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Give up control.
Give control to God. Then you can receive from God more than you could have
ever hoped for.
Be Blessed in Jesus
name.
Music Worship Leaders:
JW & Sharon Peck
Music Worship Leaders:
JW & Sharon Peck
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