We think we need to do
To be in better
Spiritual health?
Isn't this
The underlying reason
Why we read our Bible?
And why we meditate?
And why we pray?
Isn't it
So we can strengthen
Our faith first,
So we can overcome
The things that seem
So hard to overcome?
Or isn't it
So we can deepen
Our love for God the Father
First?
So our love for Him
Will far exceed
Our love for all
Our cherished sins?
Spiritually speaking,
In the way that Naaman
Sought to conquer leprosy,
He thought
The same thing too,
Which is why
He was so focused
On himself
And on what he thought
The Lord would surely do.
But did our Lord and Savior
Ever focus on Himself?Mark 10:35-45Romans 15:1-7
Or did He ever say,
That we really need to be
More focused
On ourselves?Matthew 23:11-12John 13:2-17
No,
He didn't.
Instead,
He always said
Our greatest need
Is to always focus
On the needs
Of someone else.Matthew 25:34-46
This
Is why He used
A self-centered man
With deep-seated leprosy
To help us see
The absolute necessity
Of overcoming
Deep-seated sins
And sinful tendency,