Legacy: God Honors the Heart by Vance K. JacksonSample

Bring Him To Me.

You can’t run away from the issue—you must tackle the problem head-on. Naaman had made his way to the doorstep of Elisha. “And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.” 2 Kings‬ ‭5‬:‭10‬ ‭KJV‬‬.

Elisha commanded Naaman to wash himself in the Jordan River seven times. Elisha told Naaman to do something unconventional in order to get uncommon results. Are you ready to do something unconventional in order to get extraordinary results? Are you ready to uncommonly obey God’s Word in order to receive an uncommon breakthrough?

Elisha instructed Naaman to do something he had never done before in order to experience a breakthrough he had never had. Elisha told Naaman to dip seven times in the Jordan River. In fact, according to Strong’s Concordance, the Hebrew word for ‘Jordan’ is (yardēn - H3383), which means: “Descender.”

Are you ready to descend in order to ascend? Are you ready to humble yourself and let God exalt you? Are you willing to descend in order to get your breakthrough? Are you willing to abase yourself in order to receive your healing? Are you willing to descend so that God can ascend in every area of your life? Pride crushes legacy; humility exalts it.

Naaman’s legacy was predicated upon his obedience in that very moment. Naaman could either obey the Word of the Lord or he could return home and remain a leper. He could obey God and transform his life or he could remain a leper. Naaman could dip into the Jordan and transform his legacy or he could remain a leper. Legacy is a choice.