2 The officer on whose arm the king was leaning said to the man of God, ‘Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?’
‘You will see it with your own eyes,’ answered Elisha, ‘but you will not eat any of it!’ 2 Kings 7
The Lord had spoken His word of relief from the siege of Samaria through Elisha, whom a desperate king had sought to kill. Now, one of the king’s officers foolishly spoke against the word of Elisha because it seemed too far fetched and it would cost him his life. Sometimes the word that seems the most impossible is God’s Word, only He can accomplish it.
3 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other, ‘WHY STAY HERE UNTIL WE DIE?’
Desperate circumstances may be the Lord’s way of bringing us to the place where He needs us to be. These four men with the leprosy realised that they needed to do something or else they would die. This really was their last chance to escape death and it didn’t look very promising but they decided they had no choice but to go to the enemy camp and plead for mercy. It turned out to be a move ordered by God, a move during the night, a move in darkness, that would bring great relief to those starving in the city of Samaria.
6 for the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots and horses and a great army, so that they said to one another, ‘Look, the king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!’ 7 SO THEY GOT UP AND FLED IN THE DUSK and abandoned their tents and their horses and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives. 2 Kings 7
The God of heaven doesn’t need an army to win victories against earthly foes, the fear of God came upon the Aramean army and they fled for their lives. The four men with the leprosy walked into an empty camp with the valuables of the whole army spread out before them.
5 YOU PREPARE A TABLE BEFORE ME
IN THE PRESENCE OF MY ENEMIES.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever. Psalm 23, by David
There’s much talk today about a great wealth transfer coming and many people are frustrated and exhausted waiting for their deliverance, but in the darkest time of the night God’s salvation came to the starving. The first and only ones to know were four outcasts, men with leprosy, excluded from all society, BUT GOD! God can use even the poorest around us to speak a word of relief into our situations. Lord give us ears to hear you speak through the lowliest people. Amen
May the Lord bless and keep you today. Immanuel, God is with us.