SCRIPTURE - 2 KINGS 5:1; 10-14 Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.... Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.” But Naaman went away angry and said, “I thought that he would surely come

SCRIPTURE - MATTHEW 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. OBSERVATION When Jesus said these words, he was speaking to people who knew real hunger. His audience was made up of ordinary Jewish people who were living under Roman oppression, and often barely had what they needed to get by. So when Jesus spoke of “hungering and thirsting for righteousness,” his audience knew the kind of desperation he was talking about. Jesus took