2 Kings 5:19

Go in peace. These words must not be thought of as either expressing approval or disapproval of Naaman’s parting request. He was to depart in peace, not in doubt or restless uncertainty. God had been kind to him, and he was to find happiness and peace in his knowledge and worship of God. Naaman was a new convert, a man with conscientious scruples, who would grow in strength and wisdom if he clung to his new-found faith. God leads new converts on step by step, and knows the appropriate moment in which to call for a reform in a certain matter. This principle ought always to be borne in mind by those who labor for the salvation of souls. Elisha knew that this was not the suitable moment to insist on a drastic change in this particular matter of behavior. He was a man of keen spiritual insight, and in his treatment of Naaman, wished to be tactful and prudent. So he sent him away, not with a word of rebuke but with a message of peace similar to that contained in Jesus’ farewell to His disciples (John 14:27).