VERSE: 2 Kings 12:15–Moreover they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, for the dealt faithfully. TRUTH: As business people who follow Jesus Christ, are we faithful with how we administer our business? Do we use our resourcess with integrity when it comes to our personal items? These people were so trustworthy, they didn’t need to be tracked and followed. Do we have the same reputation? RESPONSE: Lord, I pray You will direct my use of money and all the other resources You’ve allowed me to have. I want my actions and dealings to…

VERSE: 2 Kings 11:21–Joash was seven years old when he became king. TRUTH: Age is one of the characteristics that we immediately notice when we see someone. Yet, it is not a determining factor to God when He chooses to use people. Do we limit ourselves because of age? Do we assume that before a certain age or after a certain age we are not useful to God? God has a plan and a purpose for all of us, no matter our age. What matters is our willingness to be obedient to Him. RESPONSE: Father, I pray You will help me to see past the physical limitations and help me to just be…

VERSE: 2 Kings 10:28-29–Thus Jehu eradicated Baal out of Israel. However, as for the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin, from these Jehu did not depart, even the golden calves that were at Bethel and that were at Dan. TRUTH: Jehu was thorough. He destroyed all the family of Ahab, the believers and priests who followed the false god Baal, and everyone associated with or connected to them. He did just what God had told him to do, but only in that one area. Jehu did not worship God. He followed God’s commands when they lined up with his own desires and plans, but…

VERSE: 2 Kings 9:7–“You shall strike the house of Ahab your master, that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel.” TRUTH: The evil that is done by people is not forgotten by God. He sees all and remembers all and all will be brought to judgment for their actions. This is both a hope and a warning. We can take hope in the knowledge that God will avenge the evil done against His Name. We also must be warned that God sees and remembers the evil that we all do and only…

VERSE: 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.” TRUTH: God is a God of details and timing. God knew that Gehazi was going to be there and the king would ask this question. What better time would there be than right then to have the living proof of one of these miracles walk in? When the woman and her son came in, the king already knew their story and was willing to give them exactly what they requested. Do we trust God to take care of the little…

VERSE: 2 Kings 7:9–Then they said to one another, “We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news but we are keeping silent; if we wait until morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come, let us go and tell the king’s household.” TRUTH: When we experience great and wonderful things, miracles and blessings from God, are we looking to share them with others? God blesses us so that we can bless others. These lepers realized that they were hoarding the blessing; they were doing wrong. They went and shared with the whole kingdom. Are we sharing the Good News with everyone we come into…

VERSE: 2 Kings 6:17–Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. TRUTH: Do we trust that God is there in the midst of all things? No matter our situation we are to obey God and remember that He has countless angels watching and prepared to do His will also. We are never alone. RESPONSE: Lord, I pray You will help me to see all that You want me to see and to know that I am not…

VERSE: 2 Kings 5:20–But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “”Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean, by not receiving from his hands what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.” TRUTH: Greed and self-righteousness drove Gehazi to go and seek payment for something he didn’t even do and shouldn’t take credit for. He didn’t like the fact that this man from the country of their enemies was getting his healing for free; he felt like Naaman should have to pay something. He also so an opportunity to make him pay and pocket the money…

VERSE: 2 Kings 4:14–So he said, “What then is to be done for her?” And Gehazi answered, “Truly she has no son and her husband is old.” TRUTH: This woman had been kind and thoughtful and generous toward Elisha and he wanted to repay her. But, he didn’t know what to do for her. He asked her, but she humbly declined his offers. Finally, Elisha’s servant Gehazi hit upon a need and desire of this woman’s heart. God knows our needs and the desires of our hearts even when we’ve not told anyone else. We can trust God to love us enough to give us what is best for us…

VERSE: 2 Kings 3:16–He said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Make this valley full of trenches.'” TRUTH: The three kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom asked Elisha to help them and tell them what the Lord had to say about their plans to battle the Moabites. Elisha gave them the Lord’s answer, “Go dig ditches.” There was probably nothing further from their expectations than that. God often has us to the unexpected that rarely makes sense. Many times this is just one way that He can show that the victory is His and not ours, since in this case, those ditches were the crucial factor that caused these three kings to…