And there were four leprous men at the entering of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? (II Kings 7:3)

Because of sin, the Northern Kingdom of Israel has been reduced to slavery and starvation. At the moment of the Text, the Syrians had surrounded the city of Samaria, placing it under siege. Soon the food ran out, with the situation becoming dire indeed!

There were four leprous men sitting at the gate of the city, because they were not allowed inside. They too were starving to death. In this abject condition, they reasoned among themselves, "Why sit we here until we die?" They would go into the camp of the Syrians, who might give them some food. If they die in the attempt, i.e., if they were killed by the Syrians, they were no worse off than at present. They were most assuredly going to die, so they had nothing to lose.

These four men showed Faith; to be sure, Faith is always attached to action. "Faith without works is dead."

How many modern Believers have simply given up? It may even be that you have sinned, and sinned greatly, typified by the leprosy. In this terrible condition, most in the modern Church would write you off. But you must realize that God has not written you off. God loves you; He paid a great price for your soul. But if you continue to sit in the place of despondency, refusing to act, there is nothing God can do. He awaits only your favorable response.

Why not say, as those four leprous men of so long ago, "Why sit I here until I die?"

When you get up, God gets up! Don't forget that.

When the four lepers went into the camp of the Syrians, the Lord made their footfall sound like a mighty army. The Syrians thought that Israel had hired Hittites and Egyptians to come against them. Consequently, the Syrians fled, leaving everything in their camp--money, food, garments, everything!

After the lepers had eaten and drank, they, in essence, said to themselves, "This is a day of good tidings. We must not keep it to ourselves. We must tell it to all in the city." And so they did! That which the Lord gives is of such magnificence and of such abundance, that it not only meets ouur every need, but we, at the same time, are to give this message of "glad tidings" concerning Salvation, which meets every need of every individual, to the entirety of the world.

The people in Samaria were starving to death. They are a type of the world without God. Admittedly, the world will not accept Christ and His largesse as readily as the starving people of Samaria accepted that which was left by the Syrians. Nevertheless, some few will. All who accept will find blessing untold.

As the lepers of old, it's up to us to tell them(Jn.10:10).

Thank You Jesus for Saving my Soul

Yep!!

Very interesting.. Makes alot of sence Blessings of Shalom...Miles

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