2 Kings, Chapters 1 and 2, Monday 9th November

Chapter 1

What an amazing collection of stories. There highlighted for me is the faithfulness of Elijah and Elisha to the calling of God compared with the unbelieving, unfaithfulness of King Ahaziah, 100 Captains and soldiers and mockers of Elisha and Elijah. Ahaziah falls from a window and sends a delegation to a medium to find out of he will recover or not. God mobilises Elijah and intercepts the delegation to ask Ahaziah why he is doing such a thing and to let him know that he wil never recover because of the way he insulted the Lord. So Ahaziah reacts by sending out a delegation of 50 soldiers to arrest him. They mocked and taunted Elijah and fire came down and destroyed them. Ditto for group no. 2. Thankfully the third delegation had a wise captain (v13). This time Elijah went down with them to see King Ahaziah. Elijah told the king himself o how he had insulted God and his soon to be death. Very shortly later Ahazia died.

Chapter 2:

Elijah is taken up to Heaven. Before goin gup he tests Elisha's committment. Elisha sticks by his side and receives what he had asked for, a double portion of the Holy Spirit. So when a mob of young ruffians come to mock Elisha, he leaves revenge to the Lord - along comes a couple of mother bears and mauled them all. No ruffians ever bothered Elisha again!!

So what?

Elijah and Elisha lived faithfully as servants of God. They allowed the Lord to direct their paths completely and to reveal his sovereign will for them every day. The listened to His Spirit. Please Lord help me to live as your faithful daughter today!

The everyday:

Only a few more weeks of school to go. All teachers under pressure and you can feel it around the school. Everyone has been doing DRA2 testing, plus assessments with kids so can get reports done. I feel tired.

Prayer:

Lord please help me today to listen to your stil small voice and to live as your faithful daughter. Help me please to remember to seek to do your will and have courage to follow through!

Jethro Kingston passed away last Thursday, please be with his family and the kids at TVC