MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Saturday June 12,
2020
Topic: Consequences of Greed
Text: 2 Kings 5:20 – 27
Naaman
didn’t make the mistake of going back to Syria after his miraculous healing. He
went back to Elisha as a mark of gratitude for what God of Israel had done for
him. He came to offer Elisha his gifts instead of offering them to God. That
was his understanding. Elisha refused because it will amount to taking the
glory of God. Most Pastors of our age would gladly hijack such offers and
corner them for our personal use. Such men will easily quote 1 Timothy 5:18.
While
Elisha was rejecting those offers from Naaman, Gehazi, his servant out of greed
was lusting after those gifts. Thus he went after Naaman to ask for some of
those gifts his master rejected. He even went ahead to tell lies in the name of
his master. That made it double offence (2 Kings 5:22). Naaman gave him more
than he requested for (2 Kings 5:23).
Gehazi
never knew that his sins will find him out. Most times when we commit sin and
tell lies about them, we easily forget that the Holy Spirit is there with us
and can reveal anything we do because He sees us and all we do. Elisha opened
his mouth release the word of God and Gehazi became leprous as was Naaman.
Compare this to Acts 5:1 – 5.
Greed has grievous consequences. This story is a warning for those who are greedy; priests, their
servants, politicians and their aids, civil and public servants, etc. Don’t
have an eye on what God has rejected. Be contented with what God has given to
you to avoid had I known at the end. What do you think would have been the
reaction of Naaman if he heard what happened to Gehazi? Your guess is as good
as mine. Have a great day.
Food for Thought: “Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless
effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction” – Erich
Fromm.
Memory verse: 2 Kings 5:27
Prayer:
God, deliver me from any form of greed in my life in Jesus name.
