Steve Durand - August 4, 2019
From Disappointment to Divine Appointment - 2 Kings 5:1-19
Life often looks very different than we hope or expect. Some events may simply catch us off guard for a moment, while others shatter us completely and shake our faith. We feel disappointed and disillusioned, and we quietly start to wonder about the reality of God’s goodness or the wisdom of His plan for our lives.
Today’s message will take a look at the biblical account of Naaman, a wealthy and highly decorated warrior who was used to receiving accolades and deference from others around him. But Naaman, as with so many of us, found himself in the midst of a God-sized problem that he could neither understand nor do anything to resolve on his own. And that’s when Naaman began to discover that our life disappointments can often be the divine appointments our souls desperately need in order to radically encounter God.
From Series: "Miracles"
This Week's Sermon: "Do You See What I See?"
When you look at your circumstances today, what do you see? You may be overwhelmed by debt, discouraged by demands you can’t seem to fulfill, or facing an impossible situation.
Whatever your circumstances may be, the prophet, Elisha, had a servant who could relate to what you’re feeling. The servant woke up early one morning and, when he went outside, he looked up and saw an enemy army with horses and chariots surrounding him, and he cried out to Elisha in response, “Oh no! What shall we do?” But while the servant was panicking, Elisha remained completely calm, despite facing the exact same imminent threat.
How can two people experience the same set of circumstances, but one person looks at it with dread while the other faces it with confident peace? The story behind the miracle we’ll look at this week gives us the answer.
