2 Kings 5:8

The man of God. How the news of the arrival of Naaman at Joram’s court reached Elisha we are not told. But God was directing events so as to reward the faith of the Syrian captain.

Wherefore? What Joram looked upon as a catastrophe, Elisha regarded as an opportunity. What the king of Israel could not accomplish, the prophet would be happy to undertake with the help of the Lord. While the king was filled with despair, the prophet looked upward with hope. In hours of difficulty and perplexity it pays to remember that there is a God in heaven who looks down in love and mercy upon the frail children of earth.

Let him come now to me. Joram feared, but Elisha welcomed the visit of the commander of Syria’s hosts. The king had for Naaman no message of cheer and no word of hope. But Elisha asked that he come to him in order to find healing of body and restoration of soul. The prophet was anxious that Naaman become acquainted with the love and power of Israel’s God, and that he take back to his own people a message of comfort concerning the hope that all might have in Him. The home of every child of God should be a haven of rest to all who are in need.