2 Kings
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The Magic 8 Ball
2 Kings 8:7-8 “Then Elisha came to Damascus. Now Ben-Hadad king of Aram was sick, and it was told him saying, “The man of God has come here.” And the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him,
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A Young King
2 Kings 12:2 “Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him.” If you have ever seen any of “The Godfather” movies then you know that loyalty to the family is a key thing to stay alive. If anyone did anything against the family, Marlin
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Reflections
2 Kings 8:4 “Now the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please relate to me all the great things that Elisha has done.” I remember hunting trips not just for the trophy bucks we harvested or freezing in the long mornings and evenings, but for the fireside chats. We would always light
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The Power of Belief
2 Kings 7: 19-20 “The attendant on whom the king leaned for support said to the Holy Man, “You expect us to believe that? Trapdoors opening in the sky and food tumbling out?” And he said, “Behold, you shall not eat of it.” And so it happened to him, for the people trampled on him
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Open Your Eyes
2 Kings 6 :16-17 “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, I pray, open his eye that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servants eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and
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Floating Iron
2 Kings 6:1-7 “The company of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us. Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to meet.” And he said, “Go.” Then one of them
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The Act of Humility
2 Kings 5:13 “Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet has told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, “Wash and be cleansed!” I remember my first time at the dentist office long ago. I needed a cavity
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I Thought He Would…!
2 Kings 5:10-11 “And Elisha sent a messenger to him saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you and you shall be clean.” But Naaman was furious and went away and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand and call
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Death in the Pot
2 Kings 4:39 “Then one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered from it his lap full of wild gourds, and came and sliced them into the pot of stew, for they did not know what they were.” We have all, from time to time, had to prepare a
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Where Do You Run?
2 Kings 4:22 “Then she called to her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may run to the man of God and return.” We tend to run to what we believe will solve the problem when trouble arises. If you get sick you run
Let It Go 