My thoughts and my life

A reminder for today In this way, Jehu destroyed every trace of Baal worship from Israel. (2 Kings 10:28) The Lord anointed Jehu as the new king of Israel and he set out to destroy the descendants of King Ahab and also Jezebel. After that he called all the baal worshippers together and destroyed all of them.  We can so easily slip into idolatry especially when it comes to possessions. People like to be admired for what they own or how they look so we buy expensive clothes and expensive cars so that we can impress the outside world. Unfortunately we cannot buy a ticket to heaven and so all our possessions will not help us to get a better seat when the end is here. So many will be ignorant in this regard and that is why they say that the cross is foolishness to those that are perishing. With lots of possessions people are blinded and they do not see the grace of God and their hearts are lost to the kingdom. Many times these will be church going people but they are so m...

A reminder for today Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, "Take your family and move to some other place, for the LORD has called for a famine on Israel that will last for seven years." (2 Kings 8:1) King Ben-hadad of Aram mustered his entire army and besieged Samaria. As a result, there was a great famine in the city. Elisha knew that this was going to happen and so he send the woman of Shunem away to a place where she will be ok. We are sometimes taken on a detour on our journey in life. Sometimes we need to gain experience for what lies ahead and sometimes God just wants us to be in a better place when things go wrong. Sometimes we may have made the wrong choice and we end up on the wrong path, but even then I think God uses our bad choices to bring us closer to Him. We often find ourselves at a cross road and we are not sure where to go. My dear friend, God has a plan and even in our worst moments His plan will fall in place....

A reminder for today "Don't be afraid!" Elisha told him. "For there are more on our side than on theirs!" Then Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!" The LORD opened the young man's eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. (2 Kings 6:16-17) This is such an awesome scripture. God gave Elisha all the places where the King of Aram wanted to attack Israel and Elisha warned the king of Israel so that they were prepared each time. The king of Aram thought he had a traitor is his army but they told him that is was Elisha the man of God that knew their plans. So the King of Aram send an army to capture Elisha. My dear friend, when Elisha’s servant looked out of the window he saw all these armed men waiting for them and he was afraid. He did not realise that God is greater than any army and that he will protect them. Only when Elisha asked God to open his...

A reminder for today "Where did it fall?" the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. Then the axe head floated to the surface. "Grab it," Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it. (2 Kings 6:6-7) This is such a cool miracle. A group of prophets wanted to build a new meeting place for them and Elisha near the Jordan River. As they were cutting down trees an axe head of one of them fell into the water. This was a borrowed axe and the prophet who lost it was very worried. Elisha threw a stick on the water where the axe fell in and it floated to the surface. I must admit I do not like to borrow things from people. I would rather try and get along without it or try and find another way. Sometimes we just have to borrow and when we make use of someone else’s possessions we try to be extra careful. When something happens to their stuff we feel so terrible and we would go out of ...

A reminder for today But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, "My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting any of his gifts. As surely as the LORD lives, I will chase after him and get something from him." So Gehazi set off after Naaman. (2 Kings 5:20-21) Naaman was the commander of King Aram’s army and although he was a great warrior he suffered from leprosy. He came to Elisha for help and Elisha send a messenger to tell Naaman to wash himself seven times in the Jordan River. After doing this he was cured and he wanted to reward Elisha, but Elisha did not accept any gifts from him.  Elisha’s servant Gehazi was driven by greed and used the situation to his advantage. "Yes," Gehazi said, "but my master has sent me to tell you that two young prophets from the hill country of Ephraim have just arrived. He would like 75 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing to give to them." (Verse 22) ...