Life Lesson (verse 2 Kings 5:3)
God works through people.
Life Lesson (verse 2 Kings 5:11)
Our spiritual pride needs to be crucified with Christ.
Life Lesson (verse 2 Kings 5:12)
Our spiritual pride can cause us to miss on much the Lord wants to do in our lives.
Life Lesson (verse 2 Kings 5:20)
Do not seek the treasure. Don’t run after money.
Mark 2:5 N KJV
When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you."
Prov 6:16-17 NKJV
16 These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood
Prov 16:18 NKJV
Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
James 4:6 NKJB
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble."
Phil 2:7-8 NLT
7 He made himself nothing; he took the humble position of a slave and appeared in human form. 8 And in human form he obediently humbled himself even further by dying a criminal's death on a cross.
1 Cor 1:23 NLT
So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended, and the Gentiles say it's all nonsense.
Jer 20:9 NLT
And I can't stop! If I say I'll never mention the LORD or speak in his name, his word burns in my heart like a fire. It's like a fire in my bones! I am weary of holding it in!
1 Cor 9:14 NLT
In the same way, the Lord gave orders that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those who benefit from it.
Luke 4:25-27 NKJV
25 But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;26 but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."
Isa 1:18 NKJV
"Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet,
They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.
Isa 1:18 NLT
"Come now, let us argue this out," says the LORD. "No matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can remove it. I can make you as clean as freshly fallen snow. Even if you are stained as red as crimson, I can make you as white as wool.
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