2 Kings 3
2 Kings chapter 3 reminds me how easily we end up in a “dry” place when we don’t walk with God on a daily basis. Many people try to live their lives neutral towards God. They do not want to be against God, but they also do not want to be considered too “religious”. The […]
2 Kings 4
2 Kings chapter 4 recounts how God worked a number of miracles through the prophet Elisha. It is hard to miss the fact that the prophet is a servant-leader in the same way Christ would be 800 years later. What is the purpose of miracles? God uses miracles to unleash the faith of those searching, […]
2 Kings 5
2 Kings chapter 5 shows a sharp contrast between greatness as the world sees it and greatness from God’s perspective. First we learn of Naaman “commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man… highly regarded… He was a valiant soldier“. But we also read, “But he had leprosy“. Leprosy […]
2 Kings 6
2 Kings Chapter 6 reminds me how often we walk through life completely unaware of the spiritual battle going on around us. Let me be clear; on the cross, Jesus paid the debt of your sin and mine. Through His resurrection we are given the assurance that as believers, we will spend eternity in fellowship […]
2 Kings 8
2 kings 8 reminds me of how insignificant some events that we stress and fuss over really are in the big picture. At the same time, we barely notice moments that turn out to be profoundly important once we look back with time’s perspective. The Bible teaches that we certainly have free will to choose, […]
2 Kings 9
2 Kings chapter 9 describes the inevitable judgment of God. Many of us have experienced the patience and mercy of God in our own lives. I believe God’s heart is expressed clearly in 2 Peter 3:9, “not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance“. But scripture is clear that a […]