There are times when I feel like my life is a mess. Everything in disarray and I do well just to survive the day. Jeez, it can feel too much sometimes and I throw up my hands and look up wonder why. So much for being a child of God and all that. Then I […]
Read More When Life is Like a Jigsaw PuzzleHazael said, “How could your servant, a mere dog, accomplish such a feat?” “The Lord has shown me that you will become king of Aram,” answered Elisha. (2 Kings 8:13 NIV) Years before, God had instructed Elijah to put people in place who would carry out the necessary judgment on the wickedness of Israel. The […]
Read More The Kings II 08 – The Rise of HazaelThe officer had said to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?” The man of God had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!” And that is exactly what happened to him, for […]
Read More The Kings II 07 – Under Siege Part 2: Remarkable TurnaroundIt gained a grip when you were told of the cost. It’s grip tightened every time you thought of what would happen if you ever let go. It took a stranglehold and refused to let go. It must lose its grip when the love of God breaks through. The basis of lies on which it’s […]
Read More Fear Must Lose Its Grip“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” (2 Kings 6:16 NIV) Conflict is an integral theme in the record of the Kings. The kings of Israel are in conflict against the men of God. The people of Israel are in conflict against neighbouring […]
Read More The Kings II 06 – Under Siege Part 1: You’re SurroundedThere have been crucial stages in my life where I expected help to come in particular ways through particular avenues. If I got hurt, these people would help me, surely. If I got stuck, these people would help me, surely. If I was in a mess, these people would help me, surely. Surely, right? If […]
Read More It’s Not As You Expect ItBut when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, that he may know that there is a prophet in Israel.” (2 Kings 5:8 ESV) Two men and leprosy give […]
Read More The Kings II 05 – Cure and CurseBut the woman became pregnant, and the next year about that same time she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her. (2 Kings 4:17 NIV) The fourth chapter of 2 Kings does not mention anything about Kings. It does remind us however what it is to live in the sovereign rule […]
Read More The Kings II 04 – The Real King, The Prophet and ProvisionFor this is what the Lord says: You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water, and you, your cattle and your other animals will drink. This is an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord ; he will also deliver Moab into your hands. (2 Kings 3:17-18 […]
Read More The Kings II 03 – There IS Something in the WaterThe thing about reading scripture in the morning is that it can set you up for the rest of the day. Lately what I have tended to do is have the chapter on audio and repeated while I develop what I write about it. That can take as long as an hour at times, so […]
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