Text:
2 Kings 7:1-2 (NLT)
1 Elisha replied, "Listen to this message from the LORD! This is what the LORD says: By this time tomorrow in the markets of Samaria, five quarts of choice flour will cost only one piece of silver, and ten quarts of barley grain will cost only one piece of silver."
2 The officer assisting the king said to the man of God, "That couldn't happen even if the LORD opened the windows of heaven!" But Elisha replied, "You will see it happen with your own eyes, but you won't be able to eat any of it!"
Observation:
I was not looking for the words of Elisha the prophet of God; they found me, and spoke into my heart.
So, I am meditating, and reflecting on them today with an open heart to hear what the Lord has for me personally, and what He wants me to share with you the readers, and hearers of His divine, and Holy Word.
What do I hear? I hear this, "Listen to this message from the LORD". When you read or listen to the Bible do you see and hear a Word coming to you from the Lord? I tell you my friend, God has something to say to you. Why not listen, and respond by doing what He tells you to do.
Don't respond to the message of God's prophet the way the King did when he heard the prophet speak the Word of the Lord.
2 Kings 6:31 (NLT)
31 "May God strike me and even kill me if I don't separate Elisha's head from his shoulders this very day," the king vowed.
Don't doubt the Word of the Lord because every decision you make has consequences.
2 Kings 7:17-20 (NLT)
17 The king appointed his officer to control the traffic at the gate, but he was knocked down and trampled to death as the people rushed out. So everything happened exactly as the man of God had predicted when the king came to his house.
18 The man of God had said to the king, "By this time tomorrow in the markets of Samaria, five quarts of choice flour will cost one piece of silver, and ten quarts of barley grain will cost one piece of silver."
19 The king's officer had replied, "That couldn't happen even if the LORD opened the windows of heaven!" And the man of God had said, "You will see it happen with your own eyes, but you won't be able to eat any of it!"
20 And so it was, for the people trampled him to death at the gate!
Prayer:
Father, hallowed be Your name. Father, help us, by the power of the Spirit of God, to listen, and obey the revealed Word of God.
O, Father, help us not be a blamer or doubter. In the mighty name of Jesus we pray, Amen.
Ephesians 6:10-11 (ESV)
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
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