2 Kings 6:16 – On the
Winning Side
Intro: It is again a
privilege to share the word of God with you.
Today we will be looking at the book of 2 Kings... Our lessons today are from the life of Elisha,
the double portion prophet and 2 Kings
Don’t be afraid, the prophet answered, “Those that are with us are more
than those who are with them.
Background
- Every plan of the
Arameans against Israel
had failed. They found out Elisha told
the
King of Israel
what was spoken even in the king of Syria bedroom.
- Sent troops to
capture Elisha when found out he was Dothan . Surrounded the city.
- Servant of Elisha
saw the troops and horses and panicked.
- Elisha made this
statement and then prayed the servant’s eyes would be opened. He
Saw the hills
around filled with horses and chariots of fire.
1. With
the Lord on our side we will always win the war. I John 4:4, James 4:7,
Is 41:10
2. We
have divine protection in all aspects of life.
Ps 34:7, tells the angels of the Lord
Camp around those
that fear Him and He delivers them all.
Ps 91:4 tells us the Lord
Is our refuge,
shield and ramparts. Zech 2:5 says He is
a wall of fire around us.
Jesus stated in
Luke 21:8 that not even a hair on our heads will perish.
3. The
Lord has already provided the victory. 1
John 3:8. Daniel found that in the
Lion’s den, the
three Hebrew boys in the fiery furnace and Elisha found it here.
4. This
battle is fought through Spiritual means.
2 Cor 10:4. It fought is
with prayer,
Word of God,
binding and loosing, putting on the whole armour of God. Staying
Connected with
God, being obedient, faithful and purity.
5. Examples from this
book are how the famine was lifted off of Samaria
because Lord
Causes the
Syrians hear the sound of a great army.
An angel of the Lord killed
185,000 Assyrian
soldiers.
6. As they came
Elisha struck them with blindness, led them to Samaria , open their eyes
And when the King
of Samaria wanted to kill them, Elisha instructed them to be fed
And then returned
to Syria . Results attacks on Israel stopped for a while.
The book of 2 Kings as we learn this morning covers a time of
Ahaziah to Zedekiah. It talks about the
two nations of Israel and Judah . The four others lessons I want to leave with
you are simple.
In times of great apostasy, God always raises up His spokesman. There was Elijah, Elisha, Jonah, Isaiah,
Jeremiah and Amos. God today is
speaking. He is using, David Wilkerson,
John Hagee, John Bevere, and Tommy Tenney to name a few. What is He saying? Return to the Lord, seek His face, don’t
squander this day of grace, His time is very close, keep your oil lamps full,
pray fervently and without ceasing, be diligent in all things and keep your
eyes on Him.
There was the witness of the prophets but the Kings and the
people chose to ignore them and so they reaped the results of their
apostasy.
Pray for our nation that we do not forget about God and end up like Israel and Judah
2 Chron 7:14 is the key.
Prov 14:34, tells us it is righteousness that exalts a nation. When God had given them sufficient time to
repent, He poured out His judgment. This
book teaches us to be people of spiritual discernment. Any nation that forgets God will be put down
unless it turns back to Him.
Rulers often decide the spiritual condition of a nation or show the
spiritual condition of a nation. Canada has had
very few good spiritual leaders.
Mackenzie King was a spiritualist, Pearson, abolished prayer and the
bible from schools, Trudeau allowed, abortion, Chretien allowed homosexual
marriages and some forms of euthanasia. This reflects the moral decay of our
nation. Our current Prime Minister
claims to be a Christian and his support for Israel has proven that. That is why we must pray for Him.
I pray for God’s grace, that we don’t get another leader
like we deserve. Israel and Judah
Are our examples. The
Northern Kingdom never had a godly king... Judah fared
better but ultimately they were destroyed because the kings and people forgot
about God.
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