May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13. You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace. Isaiah 55:12. This chapter, 2 Kings 8, is filled with…

Isn’t that the crux of everything we wonder about God? Can what He says truly happen and be? In 2 Kings 7 Elisha tells the king of Israel Hear the word of the Lord. v. 1. They have been surrounded by the Aramean army in a siege that has left the city of Samaria without…

Spending time in quiet with God nourishes my soul just as the rain falling outside nourishes the plants and ground. Such a beautiful sound with the thunder rumbling. I’m learning to be still with God and let His thoughts softly touch my own and bring peace and understanding. I am so grateful He has opened…

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:22-23. Can you imagine? In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being…

Reading this chapter, 2 Kings 4, reminded me of when Jesus walked this earth. Jesus helped those in need. He helped widows and orphans. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8. Are we not all widows and orphans? Elisha lived that same love for others. When the widow of one of…

We can go about our days and live and experience life with its ups and downs and be content. We can experience lessons and draw meaning and can even credit God when He intervenes for our protection. We can thank Him for blessings when we feel especially thankful. We can ask for help when we…

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18-19. Do we trust God with the new things He is doing? In 2 Kings…

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Mark 12:30 We continue in 2 Kings 1 and at the beginning of this chapter in my Bible is a timeline (spanning 4 pages) of the kings of Israel and Judah…

When someone I love is going through difficult, challenging times, it doesn’t take long for me to feel unmoored. I worry, I fret. When I pray I begin to feel that in all of my need I’m using God…please do this, do that, do this. Do you ever go through that? This morning He showed…

I hope for a day when God’s Kingdom will fill this earth and we will all be able to learn from Him. In my limited capacity as a human, it’s hard to believe because my doubts keep getting in the way. I keep seeing the truly awful things we humans do today; awful things recorded…