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A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold is as pictures of silver.(Prov.25:11) It is so important to speak the right words to people at the right time to produce the right results. When you think of apples of gold in pictures of silver, then you are thinking of wealth and excellence. When we speak wisdom into the lives of others we are making them wealthy. Therefore we must seek God for He is the source of all wisdom and He will give us just the right words needed at the right time.
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  • #And Elisha said unto, them, this is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. And it came to pass when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes and they saw and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. II Kings 6:19,20

    Elisha is a man of peace and the king of Israel said unto Elisha when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? And he answered Thou shalt not smite them, wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master. This is a picture of the Lord Jesus Christ who told us to love our enemies, pray for them who despitefully use you and feed them if they are thirsty. And he prepared great provision for them and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. What a mighty God we serve who is faithful to His word.

  • #And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. Therefore sent he thither horses and chariots, and a great host and they came by night and compassed the city about. And when the servant of the man of God was risen early and gone forth, a host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man and he saw and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD and said Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And He smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. II Kings 6:13-18

    The king of Syria is angry at Elisha and wants to capture him so he spies him out. Then they told him he was in Dothan so they sent horses and chariots by night to get him. So one of the young men told Elisha and asked how shall we do? Elisha told the young man that there are more with us than with them. So Elisha prayed to Jehovah God to open the eyes of the young man so that he could see. Then when the eyes of the young man were opened, he saw on the mountain chariots of horsemen and fire. Then Elisha prayed to smite the men with blindness. And Jehovah God did just that. I don't know what you are facing, but when God is for us, no one can be against us. Just like the Lord God protected Elisha from the spying eyes of the king of Syria, He can protect us as well. Could be you have a health issue that you are facing and only God can solve it. I pray that God will open the eyes of the doctor so that he can see just what to do. Praise Him today, for He is worthy of all our praises. I am in that situation today, and I am trusting God to open the eyes of the doctor to see the chariots of horses and fire on the mountain top. My God is the great healer for He is Jehovah Rapha who heals all our diseases. We too will be amazed at what the Lord is going to do in our situation as He did in the situation of Elisha. Fear not, for God is on our side and there are more with us than are against us. We pray for all those who do not have health insurance and are facing a mountain of debt, that God will open the eyes of the Legislators to not take away health care from millions of people who cannot afford it. Our God is mighty and a buckler for the poor and as well as the needy. Just trust in God and do not be afraid. Our God is awesome.

  • #So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water and he cried and said Alas, master, for it was borrowed. And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick and cast it thither, and the iron did swim. Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand and took it. II Kings 6:4-7

    Then the king of Syria warred against Israel and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such a place shall be my camp. And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of and saved himself there, not once nor twice. So the ax swimming was a sign of Syrians making war with the Israelites because they were in borrowed territory. Wherefore, Elisha was able to save the king of Israel twice because of the miracle of the ax. Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing and he called his servants and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel? And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O King but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber. Elisha had been warned of God by the miracle of the ax and warned the king of Israel. What a God we serve who can cause an ax to swim, there is no God like Jehovah Nissi. Praise him today for He reveals secrets unto His servant the prophet. There is nothing hid from Him that He will not reveal. The king of Syria wondered who was for the king of Israel, and that is God, for if God is for us who can be against us? The answer is no one. Israel is the apple of His eye, and if anyone tries to spoil Israel, then Jehovah God will fight for them. This is a warning to any nation that will come against Israel. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, for they shall prosper who do so.

  • #And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, behold now the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan and take thence every man a beam and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell, and he answered, Go ye. And one said, Be content, I pray thee and go with thy servants. And he answered I will go. II Kings 6:1-3

    The servants of Elisha have seen the hand of Jehovah God upon him and so they see the place where we dwell is too strait for us. So they want to go to Jordan, so Elisha tells every man to take a beam. The road is narrow that leads to eternal life and few there be that find it. Jesus is the beam that we must lean on to make it on the strait and narrow way. If we are going to be His disciple we must take up our cross, deny ourselves and follow Him. The road that leads to destruction is broad and many there be that follow. We must be careful not to follow roads of ease, for a cross comes before a crown. So give God the praise for the suffering He brings into our lives to cause us to look to Him for our deliverance.

  • #But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master had spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. But as the LORD liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat of him. And Naaman said to be content, take two talents. And he urged him and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments and laid them upon two of his servants and they bare them before him. But he went and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, whence comest thou Gehazi? And he said Thy servant went no whither. And he said unto him, Went not my heart with thee when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money and to receive garments and olive yards and vineyards and sheep and oxen, and menservants and maidservants? Leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee and unto thy seed forever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. II Kings 5:20,23,26,27

    Gehazi is covetous and a liar. When Elisha questioned him, he did not tell the truth about meeting with Naaman. Elisha turned down the offering of Naaman because you cannot buy the gift of healing with money. Faith is what moves the hand of Jehovah Rapha. Naaman was healed because he obeyed the command with a child like faith and that is why he was healed. Gehazi became covetous and looked at the money and not the gift of faith which is much more precious than money can buy. Therefore, Gehazi cursed his seed and himself with leprosy forever. What an expensive lesson Gehazi learned for his lying and covetousness. Jesus said a man's life does not consist in the abundance of things he possesses. Beware of covetousness for this sin is rampant in our society. How many people have been subject to generational curses because of this, just like Gehazi? Be content with food and clothing and you will be blessed in the end with godliness and eternal life.

  • #And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, he sent to the king saying, wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee and thou shall be clean. II Kings 5:8-10

    Elisha has been given a double portion of Elijah's anointing so he tells Naaman exactly how to get rid of his leprosy. Go and wash in the Jordan river seven times. But Naaman was wroth and went away angry and said behold, I thought he will surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place and recover the leper. And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash and be clean? Then he went down and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God. And his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. Seven is the number of completion so as Naaman obeys what the man of God tells him to do, he is completely healed of his leprosy. We walk by faith and not by sight. Jehovah God moves when we have a child like faith and that is what it took to heal Naaman. So what obstacle are you facing today that requires your child like faith? Only believe and all things are possible when you only believe in the mighty name of Jehovah Rapha.

  • #And Elisha came again to Gilgal and there was a dearth in the land and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him and he said unto his servant, set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. II Kings 4:38

    Elisha has just done great works in raising the couples son from the dead. Now there is dearth in the land and the sons of the prophets are sitting before him in Gilgal. So Elisha tells them to set on a great pot and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.The needed food for their situation to get over the death in the pot, so he has them eat seethe pottage.  But he said then bring the meal, and he cast it into the pot and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot. And there came a man from Baalshalisha and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley and full of ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said give unto the people that they may eat. And his servitor said, what should I set this before a hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat and shall leave thereof. So he set it before them and they did eat and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD. Jehovah God took the death out of the pot, so they could eat the pottage. So you may be facing a situation in your life today that may look like death, but pray to God like the man of God did so that he can transform your story from death to life. We pray for Senator John McCain that he can overcome the cancer diagnosis and enjoy the life that God has in store for this great man of God. We must not give up even when the doctors give us death in the pot, for God is able to change the story of our lives around to live a victorious life. Never take a fatalistic viewpoint because the prognosis is not good, then I must be sad. We are meant to be happy in every area of our lives, and we cannot let a cancer diagnosis cause us to be discouraged. God can change any story around for His glory. We must praise Him and give all the glory that belongs to Him alone. There is the victory in Jesus no matter what the devil does to try to get us to feel defeated.  There is no situation too grave that Jehovah Rapha cannot change for our good. So praise him today.

  • #And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call the Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. And he said unto him, Say now unto her, behold thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered I dwell among mine own people. And he said, what is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. II Kings 4:12-14

    Elisha has just done a great work, now this Shunammite woman has an old husband with no child. This was a shame for her, so the man of God told her at this time of year thou shalt have a child. So it was and then the child got ill when he was grown. So the father took him to his mother where he died. And she went and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him and went out. He went in, therefore, and shut the door upon them twain and prayed unto the LORD. And he went up and lay on the child and put his mouth upon his mouth and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands and stretched himself upon the child and the flesh of the child waxed warm. Then he returned and walked in the house to and fro and went up and stretched himself upon him and the child sneezed seven times and the child opened his eyes. Then she went in and fell at his feet and bowed herself to the ground and took her son, and went out. Seven represents completion, for Jehovah Rapha, had healed the child according to the prayer of Elisha. What a mighty God we serve who is able to raise the dead. Have faith in God for all things are possible if you only believe. Just as God healed and raised this child from the dead after Elisha prayed, He is able to do the same for you. Just believe and do not doubt, then Jehovah God will surely bring you out.

  • #Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said Thine handmaid hath not anything in the house save a pot of oil. Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. II Kings 4:1-4

    Elisha has just given the widow a way to free her sons from the debt of the creditors that her husband left when he died. So she had shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her and she poured out. And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt and live thou and thy children of the rest. What wisdom the man of God has given her, and she was able to pay all the debt that was owed and lived with her sons on the rest. This is a picture of us when we were full of sin, and the Holy Spirit cleansed us when we accepted Jesus death on the cross that paid our sin debt in full. Now we can live as clean vessels on the oil of joy of the Holy Spirit. Now we can publish the gospel abroad to our neighbors so they too can be filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit. Elisha has demonstrated that he is indeed a man of God and has received a double portion of Elijah's spirit. For the spirit of wisdom is upon him to know what to do in every situation, which comes from Jehovah God. 

  • #And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee. But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. II Kings 3:14,15

    Elisha is a great man of God, and he knows when he is in the presence of another great man of God. So it was of Jehoshaphat, for he wanted to know if Israel would prevail against the Moabites. So Elisha tells them to bring a harp player, and when the minstrel played, the hand of Jehovah was upon him. So Jehovah told Elisha that the Moabites would be delivered into their hands. Music moves the hand of God, that is why we should sing praises to Jehovah God for He is worthy of all our praises. Worthy is the Lamb seated on the throne, we must give God the glory for the great victories that He is giving into our lives. As we walk by faith, God shows us the way to go. So it was for the Israelites, as Elisha told them that God would cause water to fill the land with ditches so that they could drink from it and their cattle. What a mighty God we serve who is able to cause water to come out of the ditches to sustain the children of Israel in the battle. Thus God gave them a great victory because they walked by faith. Thank you, Lord, for your great love for your people lets us sing praises to your glory. So you may be at your last deposit in your account, just cry out to God for He is able to replenish what you are lacking. Just give God the praise because He made a way. Jesus said it is finished and we can trust Him that the work which He started in us will be completed at His appearing.  So Elisha said this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: He will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. So no matter who is coming against you, if God is for you, then who can be against you? The answer is no one. And it came to pass in the morning when the meat offering was offered, that behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. What a great victory we have, because Jesus is our meat offering, and when we drink from Him we will never thirst again. Who is like unto thee O God? Hosanna in the highest.

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