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 6:11-12,
"This enraged the king of Aram. He summoned his officers and demanded of them, 'Tell me! Which of us is on the side of the king of Israel?' 'None of us, my lord the king,' said one of his officers, 'but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.'"
What had enraged the king of Aram was that the king of Israel was getting all the "intel" he needed on Aram's military movements, making it impossible for the king of Aram to get the upper hand on Israel. The intelligence reports the king of Israel was getting were from God's prophet Elisha. Learning of this, the king of Aram put together a plan to capture Elisha.
Go figure... now that the king of Aram knew that Elisha was aware of everything the king said, what good did it do to devise and attempt a plan to capture Elisha? How successful might that be when Elisha knew all about it as soon as the king of Aram uttered the plan? Doesn't make sense, does it?!
Yet, we live our lives here in much the same way. I suspect most people who do things on the sly are banking on the notion that no one will ever know. Yet... "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account." Hebrews 4:13.
"This enraged the king of Aram. He summoned his officers and demanded of them, 'Tell me! Which of us is on the side of the king of Israel?' 'None of us, my lord the king,' said one of his officers, 'but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.'"
What had enraged the king of Aram was that the king of Israel was getting all the "intel" he needed on Aram's military movements, making it impossible for the king of Aram to get the upper hand on Israel. The intelligence reports the king of Israel was getting were from God's prophet Elisha. Learning of this, the king of Aram put together a plan to capture Elisha.
Go figure... now that the king of Aram knew that Elisha was aware of everything the king said, what good did it do to devise and attempt a plan to capture Elisha? How successful might that be when Elisha knew all about it as soon as the king of Aram uttered the plan? Doesn't make sense, does it?!
Yet, we live our lives here in much the same way. I suspect most people who do things on the sly are banking on the notion that no one will ever know. Yet... "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account." Hebrews 4:13.
There is nothing we are going to say, nothing we are going to do, nothing we are going to think or feel that the Lord will not be completely aware of it. It was the Lord who provided the information to Elisha and then to the king of Israel. Likewise the Lord himself will inform his own act of justice as to what it is we have all said and done - even in secret. Yet, many feel they can get by on the sly. It ain't gonna happen.
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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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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