Posts with the tag “week-24”

2 Kings 10:32-12:16; 2 Chronicles 22:10-24:22. “Learned Helplessness” This week’s theme is the fear of the Lord.  This is an often puzzling subject and can be difficult to fully comprehend.  God loves us and we love Him in return, and yet we are also supposed to fear Him.  Sometimes this fear is a sense of awe and respect because of the holiness of God and the fact that He is so vastly different ...  Read More

2 Kings 8:23-10:31; 2 Chronicles 21:8-22:9.  “Obedient Conspiracy” Jehu was anointed by Elijah and Elisha and sent forth to destroy the family of the evil King Ahab.  He did so, obediently and faithfully.  He destroyed the idols and priests of Baal.In the end God told him he had done fairly well in doing what he was asked, but he “did not obey…with all his heart.”  He was a bit careless in what he...  Read More

2 Kings 5:1-8:15. “Hoping for the Loud” Have you ever expected God to answer a certain way only to find out He answered differently?  Naaman was angry when the answer he expected to hear from God’s prophet came back differently.  In fact, Naaman’s officers confronted him on this point.  They asked him why he was only looking for a loud and great reply, and not willing to listen to the simple and ...  Read More

2 Kings 2:1-25; 4:1-44.  “What Do You Hear Him Say?” A wealthy woman from Shunem sensed Elisha had a need and then took it to the next step and met that need.  There are several wonderful attributes displayed in her life.  First, in discerning a need she had to be sensitive and open to the hardships of others.  She was obviously a person of compassion and grace.  Secondly, she was obedient and res...  Read More

1 Kings 22:41-50; 2 Kings 1:1-18; 3:1-27; 8:16-22; 2 Chronicles 20:31-37; 21:1-7. “What If He’s Too Quiet?” God had been put on the back burner.  Ahaziah, Ahab’s son, barely made it over one year reigning as king.  After falling in his palace, he was seriously injured.  So, he sent messengers to the temple of Baal-zebub.  This god was thought to possess supernatural power and the power of prophec...  Read More

1 Kings 22:10-40, 51-53; 2 Chronicles 18:9-20:30.  “Unpopular Proclamation” After reading today’s passage, the bottom line has to be; “Sometimes people don’t like to hear what the Lord has to say.”  Micaiah’s prophetic messages from the Lord always irritated King Ahab.  In fact, he hated Micaiah for it.  There was never any “good news” for Ahab (no doubt something that would support his evil acts)...  Read More

1 Kings 20:23-22:9; 2 Chronicles 18:1-8. “Listening Amidst the Noise” Jehoshaphat was listed as “a good king, but…”  He fell short in seeing things through to the end.  He did not completely destroy idolatry in Judah.  He did not think through the long-term results of his decisions; be it allying with a wicked king, or allying his son in marriage to a wicked king.  His poor decisions resulted in ...  Read More

1 Kings 17:8-20:22.  “His Whispers” This week’s passage describes God speaking in a variety of rather powerful ways (fire from Heaven, famine, etc.).  However, Elijah discovered God’s typical approach: God spoke in a quiet whisper.  As you read these passages you may be convicted and/or enlightened as you consider how you listen for God’s voice. I can’t imagine too many ways God could have spoken ...  Read More

This week’s passage describes God speaking in a variety of rather powerful ways (fire from Heaven, famine, etc.).  However, Elijah discovered God’s typical approach: God spoke in a quiet whisper.  As you read these passages you may be convicted and/or enlightened as you consider how you listen for God’s voice.  Read More