All his life Joash did what was pleasing in the lord’s sight
even so, he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
No accounting of this money was required from the construction supervisors, because they were honest and trustworthy men.
Amaziah did what was pleasing in the lord’s sight,
Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

There is a repeating trend with the history of Israel’s kings. So many did what was pleasing in the Lord’s eyes yet they did not destroy the pagan shrines in the land. Compromise is on my heart so much lately.

Lord God, Help me to develop a spirit free of compromise, help me to remove the struggle I have to follow you wholehearted.

In Jesus name,
Amen

Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab’s relatives living in Jezreel and all his important officials, his personal friends, and his priests. So Ahab was left without a single survivor.
They smashed the sacred pillar and wrecked the temple of Baal, converting it into a public toilet, as it remains to this day.

Ruthless against the enemy, not a survivor. From temple of Baal to pubic toilet.

Lord God,
Take the trash I allow to live within me and smash it burn it purify me and make me holey so my temple can worship you wholehearted.

In Jesus name,
Amen

Oh, sir!” he cried. “It was a borrowed ax!”
6“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 ax head floated to the surface. 7“Grab it,” Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it.
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.
“This is not right. This is a day of good news, and we aren’t sharing it with anyone!

We tend to cry out in times of trouble and ultimately the Lord answers in amazing ways but our eyes must be open to see His Answer and we must act on what he tell us. How long would the ax head float if the man didn’t grab it rite away. I need to do what is rite now not after I hide plunder and feel bad about it.

Lord God,
Grant me a heart that follows you at all times. Remove my selfish will and deliver me from my sin.

In Jesus name,
Amen

“What can I do to help you?” Elisha asked. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?”
“Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil,” she replied.
But the boy’s mother said, “As surely as the lord lives and you yourself live, I won’t go home unless you go with me.
“Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan River. Then your skin will be restored, and you will be healed of your leprosy.”
11But Naaman became angry and stalked away. “I thought he would certainly come out to meet me!” he said. “I expected him to wave his hand over the leprosy and call on the name of the lord his God and heal me!

What do I own the Lord can use to bless my family??? Anything I have from the home I live in to the 5 dollars in my pocket or even my voice to speak. The determination I must approach the Lord with, the wholehearted approach makes the difference. I must not doubt the actions the Lord ask of me to do, He can do anything thru me.

Lord God, May I have faith that is full of expectation and do the things you lay on my heart without doubt.

See how the fire from heaven came down and destroyed the first two groups. But now please spare my life!”
But Elisha replied again, “As surely as the lord lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you.” So they went on together to Jericho
nd Elisha replied, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor.”
Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!” And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress.
Elisha turned around and looked at them, and he cursed them in the name of the lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of them.

Why is it so hard to surrender to the Lord. Two groups of men were destroyed before the third commander begs for his life. Elisha refuses his master’s request to part ways dedicated totally, ask for double power than Elijah, pretty bold but gets it. In the name of the Lord we can curse evil, never thought about that.

Lord God,
Continue to reveal your self to me thru this life and give me the desire to truly know your desire for my life. May I serve you in all I do especially with my family.

In Jesus name,
Amen

28Then another message from the lord came to Elijah: 29“Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has done this, I will not do what I promised during his lifetime. It will happen to his sons; I will destroy his dynasty.”
6So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?”
They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! The Lord will give the king victory.”
7But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not also a prophet of the lord here? We should ask him the same question.”
Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.”
14But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the lord lives, I will say only what the lord tells me to say.”
An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor.

The deck is stacked against the Lord most of the time yet the Lord wins, so why is it so hard to serve the Lord without question. I know my baldness comes from the Lord yet I am fearful to use it. It makes no sense.

Lord God,
Place in me a desire to not only hear your quiet voice in this loud world but to boldly act on it with out questioning you. Quiet to influence of satan that holds me back.

Then the lord gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt
Elijah was afraid and fled for his life.
Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, lord,”
but the lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the lord was not in the earthquake. 12And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.

Special strength, That is what I want but am I willing to not ponder the things God tells me to do, not to ask, “really” but to say OK. The Lord passes Elijah, he is not in the all powerful wind earthquake, fire but in the gentle whisper.

Lord God, make me a drone for you, just obeying you without question. Help me to quiet the load roar of this world and my learned beliefs completely discarding them so I may hear and follow your quiet voice.

In Jesus name,
Amen

“O lord my God, why have you brought tragedy to this widow who has opened her home to me, causing her son to die?”
21And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the lord, “O lord my God, please let this child’s life return to him.” 22The lord heard Elijah’s prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived!
24Then the woman told Elijah, “Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the lord truly speaks through you.”

I know God but then I experience things and I believe in his power.

Lord God,
Help me to stop doubting your ability to fix me and release me from the sin I have grown comfortable with.

In Jesus name,
Amen

But the old prophet answered, “I am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this command from the lord: ‘Bring him home with you so he can have something to eat and drink.’” But the old man was lying to him. 19So they went back together, and the man of God ate and drank at the prophet’s home.
He cried out to the man of God from Judah, “This is what the lord says: You have defied the word of the lord and have disobeyed the command the lord your God gave you. 22

There is no compromise in God’s command, be careful not to be lead into sin. Listen only to God’s word and be careful not to listen to what sounds good from man. The young profit listened to the old profit, defied God and God had his wrath on him. I have to be so careful to not be lead astray at any cost.

Lord God, Grant me the discernment to not fall for things that sound good but are not from you.

In Jesus name,
Amen

There, before the Ark, King Solomon and the entire community of Israel sacrificed so many sheep, goats, and cattle that no one could keep count!
May he give us the desire to do his will in everything

Ridiculous worship, I wish to live a life so dedicated to the Lord, God himself will be pleased. And may it spread to those around me.

Lord God, I thank you for giving me a heart that craves your presence. May that craving only grow and push out my sinful nature and replace it with your desire.
In Jesus name,
Amen