2 Kings 2:19-22

19 Now the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful.” 20 He said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. 21 Then he went to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, “Thus says the Lord, I have healed this water; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it.” 22 So the water has been healed to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke.

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19 At sinabi ng mga mamamayan sa lunsod kay Eliseo, “Tingnan mo, ang kinalalagyan ng lunsod na ito ay mabuti, gaya ng nakikita ng aking panginoon, ngunit ang tubig ay masama, at ang lupa ay walang bunga.” 20 Sinabi niya, “Dalhan ninyo ako ng isang bagong banga, at lagyan ninyo ng asin.” At kanilang dinala sa kanya. 21 At siya'y pumaroon sa bukal ng tubig at hinagisan niya ng asin, at sinabi, “Ganito ang sabi ng PANGINOON, ‘Ginawa kong mabuti ang tubig na ito; mula ngayo'y hindi na magkakaroon mula rito ng kamatayan o ng pagkalaglag.’” 22 Sa gayo'y bumuti ang tubig hanggang sa araw na ito, ayon sa salita ni Eliseo na kanyang sinabi.

OUR NEED OF HEALING.
At the city of Jericho, the men went to Elisha for an important need. They asked his help about their bad water and land being unfruitful. The city was under curse during the time of Joshua’s conquest may had caused this.[see Jos 6:46] Definitely, they acknowledged that Elisha could help. And, this became the first test to Elisha.

In his capacity as the prophet, he went to the spring and threw salt unto it, saying, “Thus says the Lord, I have healed this water; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it.” And, the water was healed miraculously. This was similar to what Moses did to the bitter waters at Marah. He threw a twig into the water surface and the water became sweet.

Definitely, Elisha is a type of Christ. Through Adam’s sin, everyone is under the curse. Paul said, “ Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.” [Rom 5:12] However, Paul had explained that Jesus came to give life. He said, “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.”[1 Cor 5:20,21] In 1 Cor 15:45, Paul concluded, “Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.”

Like the men of Jericho, each man should recognize his helplessness because of sin. Each one of us is sick. Jesus said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”[Mark 2:17] Would a person seek a doctor if he doesn’t recognize his sickness? The healing in Christ is offered to all. But, it is only effective to those who trust Him. It depends upon each one whether he is going to humble himself or not.

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