Read 2 Kings v.
I wish to call your attention to a man rather than to a text; to one
who was a great man in his own country, and very honourable; one whom
the king delighted to honour. He stood high in position; he was
captain of the host of the king of Syria; but he was a leper, and that
threw a blight over his whole life.
Now, you cannot have a better type of a sinner than Naaman was. I
don't care who nor what he is, nor what position he holds--all men
alike have sinned, and all have to bear the same burden of death. "All
have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." All men must stand
in judgment before God; what a gloom that throws over our whole life!
_But he was a leper_. There was