THE WATER TEST.

46 He is unclean, and he shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.

Leviticus 13:46 [NKJV]

11 But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, “Indeed, I said to myself, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.’ 12 Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage. 13 And his servants came near and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”

2 Kings 5:11-13 [NKJV]

3 Truths Water Reveals.

1. I’m Cleansed.

14 So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored…and he was clean.

2 Kings 5:14 [NKJV]

4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

1 John 3:4 [NKJV]

20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. 21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.”

2 Timothy 2:20-21 [NKJV]

11 It is not what goes into the mouth of a man that defiles and dishonors him, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles and dishonors him.

Matthew 15:11 [NKJV]

10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.

James 3:10 [NKJV]

4 Evil people relish malicious conversation; the ears of liars itch for dirty gossip.

Proverbs 17:4 [MSG]

4 Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods: I am the Lord your God. 

Leviticus 19:4 [NKJV]

15 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

Titus 1:15 [NKJV]

17 Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate,” says the Lord. “Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”

2 Corinthians 6:17 [NKJV]

33 You shall not pollute the land where you are; for blood defiles the land, and no atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed on it, except by the blood of him who shed it.

Numbers 35:33 [NKJV]

31 Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:31 [NKJV]

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Psalm 51:7 [KJV]

2. I’m New.

14 His flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child…

2 Kings 5:14 [NKJV]

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

2 Corinthians 5:17 [NKJV]

4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Romans 6:4 [NKJV]

26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:26 [NKJV]

3. I’m Free.

15 Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God. He stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel.”

2 Kings 5:15 [NKJV]

8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

Genesis 3:8 [NKJV]

32 You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

John 8:32 [NKJV]

10 For the accuser of our brethren is cast down… 

Revelation 12:10 [KJV]

3 The tempter came to Him and said, “If you are the Son of God…”

Matthew 4:3 [NKJV]

11 And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

Hebrews 10:11 [NKJV]

14 By one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

Hebrews 10:14 [NKJV]

37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” 38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 2:37-38 [NKJV]

22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

Exodus 14:22 [NKJV]

13 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever.”

Exodus 14:13 [NKJV]

19 You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea.

Micah 7:19 [NKJV]

16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.      

Acts 22:16 [NKJV]