As I was reading the story of Elisha “healing” the water of Jericho, God showed me something new that I’d never thought of before.
Jericho had been a cursed city.
It was the first city to be destroyed by the Israelites when they entered the promised land. And at that time, Joshua declared a curse on anyone who would rebuild it (Joshua 6:26).
When someone did rebuild it, God’s curse fell on him. (1 Kings 16:34)
In a way, Jericho was still cursed in Elisha’s time.
The city was in a wonderful place, but the water was bad, and as a result, nothing would grow.
But when the people came to Elisha for help, he threw salt into the water, saying,
“This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will death or unfruitfulness result from it.’” (2 Kings 2:21)
Here was a city that was cursed by God for years. Yet in an instant, it was healed by his grace.
You may feel cursed by God, judged by him for your sin.
But if you turn to him, humbling yourself before him, he will bring healing to your life.
If he can reverse a judgment on a city that lasted hundreds of years, he can do the same for you.
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