2 Kings 5:20-27 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian… I. THAT THE HIGHEST RELIGIOUS ADVANTAGES, UNLESS DULY IMPROVED, WILL FAIL TO PRODUCE ANY SAVING RESULTS. II. THAT WHERE UNHOLY DISPOSITIONS ARE CHERISHED IN THE HEART, THEY WILL BREAK FORTH, WHEN A FAVOURABLE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF, IN CORRESPONDING ACTION. III. THAT WHILE WE PROCEED IN A COURSE OF INIQUITY, IT IS IN VAIN FOR US TO EXPECT EITHER CONCEALMENT OR IMPUNITY. 1. All your sin is known to God. Man cannot read the heart of his fellow-man without a special revelation from heaven; but though man can only judge from outward appearances, and is consequently incapable of forming a right estimate, all things are known to God. "I, the Lord, search the heart and try the reins of the children of men." 2. All sin thus beheld is abhorred by God. The Lord is a God of infinite purity and righteousness. There is no object we can contemplate or conceive, that is half so offensive to the most delicate eye as sin is to God. 3. God, in His infinite wisdom, has a thousand means which we cannot conceive, of bringing to light the hidden works of darkness. Gehazi thought that his secret wickedness would never be discovered; but the whole scene passed, as it were, in panoramic view before his master. The Lord can suggest a single thought to the mind of a person acquainted with us, that may lead to a train of reflections, observations, and inquiries which will discover our secret iniquities. (T. Jackson.) Parallel Verses KJV: But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. |
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