2 Now bands of raiders from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. 3 She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.” | 2 Kings 5:1-12 (NIV)
Too often, society is quick to celebrate the ‘stars’ and fail to recognize the heroes of good character. The stars are the most recognizable faces and they take all the plaudits. They strive for applause and speak what people want to hear. Heroes, on the other hand, often fly under the radar, fold their sleeves and do what needs to be done. They act accordingly knowing their actions impact the future and they speak what people need to hear.
John the Baptist is a good example of a hero who wasn’t after recognition. In Mark 1:4-8 we read 7 And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
He knew he was there to prepare the way for the Messiah. And Jesus had this to say of him: Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist…
Back to the young girl in Naaman’s story. She had all the right to be bitter at her master Naaman and his army who had caused her enslavement. But instead, she pointed her master to a solution for his leprosy. She is the hero in a story, even if all we know about her is captured in two verses.
Sometimes God allows hardships so that the works of God can be displayed in our lives | John 9:3
The storms we face produce character in us | James 1:2-4
Our attitude should be trusting in God because even when we don’t understand the situation, God does because He is at work behind the scenes. And that is what a real hero does.
~ Rev. Peter Irungu
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