8th Year 12-14 Edition 3 –II Kings 4
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Hearing from God? – 2 Kings 4
Jan 20, 2013 - 2
Kings 4
Dear Saints,
Today we are prayerfully reading, 2 Kings 4.
In this chapter we see faith in God working
in several instances. None of them
simple or small just acts of faith working for the faithful. I really want this kind of faith! Where does it come from? Let’s look at the last example in this
chapter; “42 A man came from Baal-shalishah,
bringing the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley and
fresh ears of grain in his sack. And Elisha said, “Give to the men that they
may eat.” 43 But his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred men?”
So he repeated, “Give them to the men, that they may eat, for thus says the
Lord, ‘They shall eat and have some left.’” 44 So he set it before them. And
they ate and had some left, according to the word of the Lord.” 2
Kings 4:42-44, English Standard Version (ESV). What kind of faith is at work when a man
with twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain, has to feed a hundred
men with leftovers? It is the faith of
the servant with the bread and Elisha the prophet of God. Does this mean they wished really hard together
that God would fulfill the word of the prophet? No, Elisha
believes God because he saw God showing miracles through Elijah and himself
in the past. Elisha simply believed God
because he had seen God coming through in every circumstance. He has never heard of God failing to be
true to His Word. Does the man with the bread have some kind of super faith that
the 20 loaves of barley should feed 100 men with leftovers? No he simply heard that God’s words to Elisha’s
are true. All right so what do I have
to do to have this kind of faith in God?
The truth comes in hearing and knowing whom you are hearing from. “16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord,
who has believed what he has heard from us?” 17 So faith comes from hearing,
and hearing through the word of Christ.” Romans 10:15-17 ESV. Just hearing is only the first step, it is necessary
that we hear from the Word of God. In doing
so we believe that the bible we are reading is the true Word of God. This is what the Feast is about, hearing every
word of God. Believing that God’s words
are true, sharing the gospel and keeping the first thing first. That is
salvation through the blood of our Lord Jesus. It starts with Jesus giving you, the Saints
his Word and you reading and believing God’s word. That is where true faith is going to come
from. When you receive this faith you
will let your light shine as a testament to God’s love.
The Feast
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Brother Mike
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