December 27, 2008 8:39 AM
Anonymous wrote:
Elijah....such a powerful man (as we discoverd last chapter), yet is afraid of the power of a woman. So afraid in fact, that he goes and hides. God, however, found him and gave him his courage back (or was it his punishment for running scared???). Anyway, after his visit by God, Elijah returns to get Elisha as his replacement. Remember the Scripture in the NT that says something like 'those who put their hand to the plowshare shouldn't look back', and the one that talks about the would-be disciple who wanted to go back and say goodby to his parents, but Jesus says no? Well, is Elisha fit to serve God if people of Jesus' time also went to say good by to their parents are not? Just a thought.
But then, Elisha does something that is important for us to do...he destroyed his old way of living by burning the plow and killing his oxen. That is the message we should get about Elisha and us today....KILL our old sinful way of life (each time it creeps up on you as well), and do everything from here on out for the Lord.
TO JB From yesterday....my NY resolution, at my age, is to try to live every day for God, hoping to live all 365 of them. Reply to this
December 27, 2008 8:43 AM
rik wrote:
One of my favorite stories in the old testament. His confidence borders on cockiness. How is our confidence in God, do we have faith that he can answer our prayers, or do we doubt? Reply to this
December 27, 2008 9:05 AM
Anonymous wrote:
33degress this morning in an overcast sky in Vermont. Stayed at a hotel last night in order to make sure we completely surprise my family this afternoon as they sit down to a Christmas dinner and gift-swapping thingy. My dad is 89 and my Mom is 85..both doing 'okay' but not excellent, so hopefully our visit will cheer them up. I'lll be arriving as Santa with a bag of gifts over my back...too bad their chimney is too small for me to come down---guess I'll have to go through the carport!!!
Hope you all enjoy your 65 degree+ weather today and next week...I'm sure I will bring back the cold stuff with me when we return on the 4th day of next year. Reply to this
December 27, 2008 11:52 AM
Tony wrote:
It is interesting that Elijah was afraid of Jezebel since he had just put all of her false profits to death. Why would you fear someone that has no power over you since you are protected by God. I think Elijah wavered in his faith or he would not have ran. You would think once he saw God light the soaking wet bull, alter and ditch full of water on fire, so much that it charred the earth, he would have not worried. We see miracles every day yet we still worry. It's a miracle that the sun is not any closer to the earth or we would all fry, yet any further away and we would freeze. It's a miracle that we have air to breath every day. Air comes from the plants yet without air the plants cant live. Our bodies are major miracles in themselves, all the different systems in the body working together for the common good. Yet we run from God. Why is that?
Twice the Lord asks Elijah what he is doing there, I'm sure it was just a rhetorical question. I thought that Obadiah had saved 100 prophets in the last chapter, yet Elijah says he is the left, what happened to the rest. Did Jezebel have the rest of them killed?
Why do you think Elijah asks Elisha "what have I done to you" after he puts his cloak on him? That is a great comparison from mac on how Elisha burned his past, there is no going back, and followed Elijah. How long do you think it took Elisha to finally leave? He was plowing the fields with twelve yoke of oxen, that's 24 oxes. Did he sacrifice all 24 or just the pair that he was driving? Either way it probably took most of the day if not two. How quick are we at doing something that we know is right, something God would encourage us to do, something that we know we should do? Most of us are not like the original twelve we need time. The question we have to ask ourselves is, how much time do we have? Just a thought Reply to this
Elijah....such a powerful man (as we discoverd last chapter), yet is afraid of the power of a woman. So afraid in fact, that he goes and hides. God, however, found him and gave him his courage back (or was it his punishment for running scared???). Anyway, after his visit by God, Elijah returns to get Elisha as his replacement. Remember the Scripture in the NT that says something like 'those who put their hand to the plowshare shouldn't look back', and the one that talks about the would-be disciple who wanted to go back and say goodby to his parents, but Jesus says no? Well, is Elisha fit to serve God if people of Jesus' time also went to say good by to their parents are not? Just a thought.
But then, Elisha does something that is important for us to do...he destroyed his old way of living by burning the plow and killing his oxen. That is the message we should get about Elisha and us today....KILL our old sinful way of life (each time it creeps up on you as well), and do everything from here on out for the Lord.
TO JB From yesterday....my NY resolution, at my age, is to try to live every day for God, hoping to live all 365 of them.
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God judges the thoughts and atitudes of the heart. Jesus knew there hearts.
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One of my favorite stories in the old testament. His confidence borders on cockiness. How is our confidence in God, do we have faith that he can answer our prayers, or do we doubt?
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this is in ref th ch 18
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when things come through our lives how do we know weather it has God in it or not?
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33degress this morning in an overcast sky in Vermont. Stayed at a hotel last night in order to make sure we completely surprise my family this afternoon as they sit down to a Christmas dinner and gift-swapping thingy. My dad is 89 and my Mom is 85..both doing 'okay' but not excellent, so hopefully our visit will cheer them up. I'lll be arriving as Santa with a bag of gifts over my back...too bad their chimney is too small for me to come down---guess I'll have to go through the carport!!!
Hope you all enjoy your 65 degree+ weather today and next week...I'm sure I will bring back the cold stuff with me when we return on the 4th day of next year.
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It is interesting that Elijah was afraid of Jezebel since he had just put all of her false profits to death. Why would you fear someone that has no power over you since you are protected by God. I think Elijah wavered in his faith or he would not have ran. You would think once he saw God light the soaking wet bull, alter and ditch full of water on fire, so much that it charred the earth, he would have not worried. We see miracles every day yet we still worry. It's a miracle that the sun is not any closer to the earth or we would all fry, yet any further away and we would freeze. It's a miracle that we have air to breath every day. Air comes from the plants yet without air the plants cant live. Our bodies are major miracles in themselves, all the different systems in the body working together for the common good. Yet we run from God. Why is that?
Twice the Lord asks Elijah what he is doing there, I'm sure it was just a rhetorical question. I thought that Obadiah had saved 100 prophets in the last chapter, yet Elijah says he is the left, what happened to the rest. Did Jezebel have the rest of them killed?
Why do you think Elijah asks Elisha "what have I done to you" after he puts his cloak on him? That is a great comparison from mac on how Elisha burned his past, there is no going back, and followed Elijah. How long do you think it took Elisha to finally leave? He was plowing the fields with twelve yoke of oxen, that's 24 oxes. Did he sacrifice all 24 or just the pair that he was driving? Either way it probably took most of the day if not two. How quick are we at doing something that we know is right, something God would encourage us to do, something that we know we should do? Most of us are not like the original twelve we need time. The question we have to ask ourselves is, how much time do we have? Just a thought
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