Everything BUT
2Ki 5:1 Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper.
1) He had power and position: “…commander of the army of the king of Syria…”
2) He had a good reputation: “…was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master…”
(Many people are like Naaman today---people who are well- respected and highly honored in the community).
3) He was a man of great accomplishment: He was a victorious man, “by him the LORD had given victory to Syria.”
(The Lord granted him success and he was Syria’s national hero. He was Syria’s national treasure. We can be sure that if he died at this point in his life, Syria's flag would be flying at half-mast).
4) He was a man of admirable character: “He was also a mighty man of valor…”
Naaman was a man who had power, prominence and prosperity BUT (there is always a but), notice the last part of verse 1: "but a leper."
That’s the fly in the ointment. Everything about Naaman is admirable but there is one thing that spoils it all---he was a leper. Many are like Naaman. They have power, prominence, prosperity, they are respected men in the community, they are honored, they are people who have contributed greatly to the community but there is one thing that spoils it all…all of us are sinners in God’s eyes in need of salvation.
My friend, no matter how great you are in the eyes of men, in the eyes of God we are still sinners, spiritual lepers in need of salvation. We need the Savior.
