tentative confidence

tentative confidence

Scripture: 2 Kings 5 Naaman

"For the time being" means for the time being, temporarily, or making some concessions due to necessity.

little girl

The little girls in Israel are the lowest and the weakest in terms of identity, race, and gender. They can only watch, listen, and act. How can they be in love? Maybe it was because he felt sorry for his mistress, pity his master's leprosy, and did not see Naaman as a foreigner, enemy, commander, or master. He dared to offer a plan "for the time being" and suggested that master Naaman ask to see the prophets of Israel and the prophets of enemy countries. must be healed. This "temporary" is a risk of life, and if one is unhappy, the head may fall to the ground; this "temporary" puts the only remaining dignity, and it may be rejected immediately. In any case, she did it "for now". In the end, the little nameless Israeli woman healed Naaman and saved him, and even eased the tense military tensions between the two countries.

Naaman's tentative

The commander-in-chief received an order from the king of Aram, and went all the way to Elisha's door to seek healing. He couldn't see the prophet's face, but only received a ridiculous instruction from his assistant: "Go and bathe in the Jordan River seven times." Ridiculous and ridiculous! Whether such humiliation can be tolerated or unbearable, Naaman immediately walked away, and in a rage he listened to the advice of the servant beside him: "If the prophet asks you to do a difficult thing to be healed, you must be indifferent. It is a trivial matter to say that you are going to take a bath in the Jordan River seven times, so why not try it?” Naaman thought about it, and after a long journey, why not go to the Jordan River to bathe seven times “for now”? This "temporary" is betting on dignity, openly trying this absurd medical practice in front of his subordinates. If he fails, he will make his subordinates a joke, and his dignity will be ruined. Why should he lead the army? This "temporary" is also the last hope of leprosy. If it fails, I don't know how to deal with it in the future? Naaman's "temporarily" made him fully healed and knew that the God of Israel was the only God!