In a recent video on YouTube, renowned Nigerian cleric, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has delivered a powerful message on the universality of sickness, stressing that illness does not discriminate based on wealth or social status.
Speaking during a recent sermon, Suleman reminded congregants that diseases and afflictions affect everyone equally, regardless of their social or financial position.
“There’s no VIP HIV. There’s no VIP fibroid that only comes on rich women. Sickness is a leveler. Affliction is a leveler,” he said. “Everybody will go through the same thing.”
Suleman used biblical examples to illustrate his point, highlighting the story of Naaman from 2 Kings chapter 5. He noted that healing often comes through simple, even unexpected, processes rather than elaborate or selective interventions.
“And yet he was selective on his healing process. I thought he’s going to do this on me. And the Bible says one of his servants in verse 13 of 2 Kings chapter 5 said to him, ‘Sir, they just said go to Jordan.’ What if they had told you to do something more terrible?” Suleman explained.
He emphasized that while there may be multiple options for healing, obedience and humility are key, as demonstrated by Naaman’s decision to follow the instructions given and dip in the Jordan River.
“The man said no, there are better rivers. The truth is that in those rivers they bathed, but in Jordan you dip,” Suleman said, urging believers to trust divine guidance rather than rely solely on personal expectations.