The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Kings 7:20,
"And that is exactly what happened to him..."
This snippet comes from the account of the horrific famine in Samaria when the army of Aram besieged it. People were starving, resorting to cannibalism, even eating their own children! The king of Israel blamed Elisha for it, "May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!" 2 Kings 6:31.
When the king came for Elisha, Elisha prophesied that the famine would end by the very next day. Just as Elisha had said, the following day food from the fleeing army of Aram provided all anyone in Samaria needed. Elisha even foretold what flour and barley would cost. It all turned out just exactly as he said it would.
Such are the prophets of God. God tells them what to say, and when these things are proclaimed, he who created the cosmos is precise in the telling of what is to come. Here is where all the miracles we read of associated with Elisha come in to play. Elisha's credentials were clearly manifested by the miracles he performed as a prophet of God and when he spoke, all should have had the presence of mind to listen.
Think of today. We have prophets that have told us of the second coming of Jesus Christ to establish his kingdom here on earth from Jerusalem. We have been told that all of the Lord's enemies will be vanquished and that a new era is on the horizon, a new age. We have been told that our Creator loves us and has made a way for us to live eternally in his presence, as members of his family, with a place at his table.
Who will listen? All who do will inherit all these things. All who doubt or reject the words of the prophets will find themselves consumed in the wrath of God's judgment, just as they have foretold. As it was said then, so it is true today... " And that is exactly what happened to him..."
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"And that is exactly what happened to him..."
This snippet comes from the account of the horrific famine in Samaria when the army of Aram besieged it. People were starving, resorting to cannibalism, even eating their own children! The king of Israel blamed Elisha for it, "May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!" 2 Kings 6:31.
When the king came for Elisha, Elisha prophesied that the famine would end by the very next day. Just as Elisha had said, the following day food from the fleeing army of Aram provided all anyone in Samaria needed. Elisha even foretold what flour and barley would cost. It all turned out just exactly as he said it would.
Such are the prophets of God. God tells them what to say, and when these things are proclaimed, he who created the cosmos is precise in the telling of what is to come. Here is where all the miracles we read of associated with Elisha come in to play. Elisha's credentials were clearly manifested by the miracles he performed as a prophet of God and when he spoke, all should have had the presence of mind to listen.
Think of today. We have prophets that have told us of the second coming of Jesus Christ to establish his kingdom here on earth from Jerusalem. We have been told that all of the Lord's enemies will be vanquished and that a new era is on the horizon, a new age. We have been told that our Creator loves us and has made a way for us to live eternally in his presence, as members of his family, with a place at his table.
Who will listen? All who do will inherit all these things. All who doubt or reject the words of the prophets will find themselves consumed in the wrath of God's judgment, just as they have foretold. As it was said then, so it is true today... " And that is exactly what happened to him..."
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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