It's not really stealing!

SCRIPTURE
(IIKings 5:20) "But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, 'behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean, by not receiving from his hands what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.'"


OBSERVATION
Naaman was the commander of an army. He had contracted leprosy and sought the help of the prophet Elisha. Following the instructions from Elisha to dip himself 7 times in the Jordan River, Naaman was healed. In gratitude the leader wanted to reward Elisha, but he refused any payment. Elisha's servant Gehazi became greedy and sought the reward for himself.


APPLICATION
Proverbs 10:9 says, "He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out." The person who says, "if nobody else claims it, then it is mine" will soon come to ruin. The person with integrity will not seek something that doesn't belong to them, because in the broader scope of life, it is stealing.

PRAYER
Lord, I rejoice that you always provide more than enough. Let me always be a man of integrity.