II Kings 6 tells the story of the war between the King of Syria and the King of Israel. The prophet, Elisha, had been warning the King of Israel about an ambush set up by the King of Syria. Frustrated, the King of Syria sent forces to surround Elisha in order to bring him toContinue reading “Seeing Beyond Our Circumstances”
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“Open His Eyes”
Job Application
If you’ve ever applied for a job, certain things are expected. You may fill out an application or prepare a resume. You words will be designed to demonstrate that you are qualified for the position. Then you may be called for an interview, where, again, your words will be carefully constructed to confirm that youContinue reading “Job Application”
“Here I Am”
Trust Versus Fear
Suppose you are driving down a rural highway through the mountains. You are enjoying the views and not paying much attention to your speed. Then, you see a police car. Your automatic reaction is to look at your speedometer and slow down, no matter at what speed you are currently driving. Why is that? ItContinue reading “Trust Versus Fear”
Unafraid
Equipped Messenger
Suppose you had important information to pass onto someone in a remote area, without access to technology. You want to send this information by a trusted messenger. Giving the messenger the information is only part of this situation’s need. You must equip the messenger with everything needed for the task. So you give them allContinue reading “Equipped Messenger”
Everything Good
In His Image
As our children grow up, they relate to us in different ways. At first, they are completely dependent upon us and want to stay close to us. As they grow a little older, they begin to desire and demonstrate more and more independence. As teenagers, the relationship completely changes and often is one of tolerance,Continue reading “In His Image”
Reluctant Retiree 