6 The letter that he took to the king of Israel read: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”
7 As soon as the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his robes and said, “Am I God? Can I kill and bring back to life? Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy? See how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me!”
How many times have we misinterpreted an email or a text? Mistook the tone of humor for ridicule or truth for sarcasm? This is what has happened between the King of Aram and the King of Israel.
Remembering that raiders from Aram have already taken people captive from Israel, it is understandable for the king of Israel to be apprehensive in communication with the king of Aram. Not only is the king of Israel caught off guard by the arrival of Naaman, but he assumes that the king of Aram plans to attack if he does not heal Naaman of leprosy, of which there was no cure.
Have you ever felt the pressure of a task to which you have no idea how to complete? Do you ever feel like God has called you to do something that you feel inadequate to undertake? I think this is a common thing - but there is one thing we need to realize: God doesn't need us to complete these tasks. He's offering the opportunity to be a part of something that He is doing. We can give our seemingly unbearable tasks to Him.
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