I’ve Got a Better Idea!

“When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.

And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

Matthew 14:34-36

 

When an anointing is flowing in an individual’s life and the power of God is present you can respond in one of two ways.

You can have faith in the power of God that is flowing through the person and faith in the instructions given to the person or…you can have unbelief in the power of God that is flowing through the person.

When I consider these two options I am reminded of the story of Naaman.

You can find it in II Kings 5.

Naaman went to the Elisha, the prophet of the God of Israel, because he had been told that God’s power was in him he could heal Naaman of his leprosy.

You might say that Naaman had faith in the power of God flowing through Elisha.

But he stumbled when it came to the instructions the man of God gave him.

Why would he ever want to dip himself seven times in the dirty old Jordan River.

How disgusting and ridiculous.

Only the persuasive words of a servant girl filled with faith caused Naaman to reconsider and obey the instructions he initially found so revolting.  

He had to have faith in the power of God in Elisha and in Elisha’s instructions.

When he finally exercised that faith, God healed him.

Could God have spoken different instructions to Elisha for Naaman to follow?

Sure.

Jesus sometimes healed by the laying on of His hands.

In our scripture for this week it was when others touched His cloak.

One time Jesus spit in a man’s eyes.

It wasn’t the specific method that Jesus used because His methods varied depending on the Father’s instructions to Him.

Rather it was a person believing that the power of God was flowing through Jesus to heal.

Don’t miss what God has for you as Naaman almost did.

When God gives instruction through His anointed servant, don’t let your response be:

“I’ve got a better idea!”

Instead, let it be – “Be it done unto me according to your word!”