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“Today, past Collins' reflection is, you can be a shining light in a dark place. Two Kings 5, verse 2, says now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Nehman's wife.”From the transcript
Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Naaman’s wife.
2 Kings 5:2
Naaman did not know God, but God brought someone who did know Him into Naaman’s life. She was a little girl, whose name we don’t even know.
This girl had learned in her early years about the God of the Bible. She knew that when God’s people sinned against Him, He sent prophets to call the people back to Himself. She knew that God was still speaking through the prophet Elisha.
Then without warning, raiders arrived and seized this little girl. Naaman decided that she would be an excellent servant for his wife.
After what she had endured it would not be surprising if she took pleasure in Naaman’s illness. Instead, we are told that she said to her mistress, “Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy” (5:3).
This little girl is a wonderful example of being a shining light in a dark place. She is full of faith, full of hope, and full of love. She believes that God loves her enemies, so she loves them too. She prays for them and longs for them to know her God.
Naaman took her words seriously. He told his boss what she had said, and the king said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel” (5:5).
In what dark place could you shine God’s love and hope today?
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Open the Bible UK Daily — You Can Be a Shining Light in a Dark Place. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Welcome to Open the Bible Daily. I'm Annie Pick. Today, past Collins' reflection is, you can be a shining light in a dark place. Two Kings 5, verse 2, says now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Nehman's wife. Nehman did not know God, but God brought someone who did know him into Nehman's life. She was a little girl whose name we don't even know. This girl had learned in her early years about the God of the Bible. She knew that when God's people sinned against him, he sent prophets to call the people back to himself. She knew that God was still speaking through the prophet Elisha. Then, without warning, raiders arrived
and seized this little girl. Nehman decided that she would be an excellent servant for his wife. After what she had endured, it would not be surprising if she took pleasure in Nehman's illness. Instead, we are told that she said to her mistress, would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy, verse 3. This little girl is a wonderful example of being a shining light in a dark place. She is full of faith, full of hope and full of love. She believes that God loves her enemies, so she loves them too. She prays for them and she longs for them to know her God. Nehman took her word seriously. He told his boss what she had said and the king said, go now and I will send a letter to the king of Israel, verse 5. In what dark place could you shine God's love and hope
to tell?
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