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“And ONE went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid…” —2 Kings 5:4 2 Kings is about the healing of Naaman the leper. The story involves four servants: (1) A maid who served Naaman’s wife; (2) The servants of Naaman who encouraged him to follow Elisha’s instructions; (3) Gehazi, the …
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. —Proverbs 19:20 There are some people that are unteachable. They are highminded thinking they know all they need to know (“Been there—Done that.”). They’re blinded by their own brilliance so they can’t see they still have a lot to learn. Apollos …
“…we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us… according to the will of God.” —Romans 8:26-28 Often we pray, and God answers in ways we didn’t expect. John Newton, author of the hymn Amazing Grace, wrote… I asked the Lord that I might grow …
And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna anymore… —Joshua 5:12 Israel ate manna for 40 years in the wilderness. Now they’ve arrived at their destination in the Promised Land and manna was no longer necessary. The wilderness …
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me… Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me. —2 Timothy 4:16, 17 Men may forsake you, but God is faithful to stand with you. Let us put no confidence in the flesh — in ourselves — or in others. Christ’s …
The LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. —Judges 1:19 Judah was able to dispense with the infantry in the mountain, but was unable to defeat the iron chariots in the valley. Valley …