God's favor cannot be purchased. (2 Kings 5:15-16)

2 Kings 5:15-16

New Living Translation (NLT)

 

 

¹⁵ Then Naaman and his entire party went back to find the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”

¹⁶ But Elisha replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will not accept any gifts.” And though Naaman urged him to take the gift, Elisha refused.

 

 

Elisha refused money to show that God's favor cannot be purchased. Our money, like Naaman's is useless when we face death. No matter how much wealth we accumulate in this life, it will evaporate when we stand before God, our creator. It will be our faith in Jesus Christ that saves us, not our bank accounts.

 

 

Joe