Devotion 321
“The Spirit of God In Elisha Knows The Future”
Reference: II Kings Chapter 8
He was the same Spirit that revealed the upcoming famine of Egypt to Joseph.
Genesis 41:25-27 “And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. [26] The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. [27] And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.”
The Spirit of God through Elisha tells the Widow what He is about to do.
Let’s read:
2 Kings 8:1 “Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.”
The LORD called famine, and famine it was.
The same Spirit of God in Joseph revealed to Elisha what was going to happen to Israel in seven years.
He is the same Spirit of God yesterday, today, and forever. He came to dwell in the First Church on the Day of Pentecost, and He wants to come and dwell in us today, and that’s His promise.
Acts 2:39 “For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
He has promised the Holy Spirit, and if we will believe Him, we shall receive the Spirit (Holy Spirit) of God.
We continue our reading:
2 Kings 8:2-5 “And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years. [3] And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. [4] And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. [5] And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.”
Elisha did not restore a dead body to life. It was the Spirit of Christ in Elisha (the Holy Spirit) that restored the dead boy to life.
He is the same Spirit today Who wants to restore every dead thing in us to life.
Disease, poverty, sin are all dead things in us. The Holy Spirit wants to restore all the dead things in us to life if we will believe and receive Him.
We continue our reading:
2 Kings 8:6-10 “And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now. [7] And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben–hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. [8] And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? [9] So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben–hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? [10] And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.”
The same Spirit of Christ in Elisha revealed to him the death of Ben-hadad, the king of Syria.
He is the same Spirit today revealing things to those who would receive Him.
We continue our reading:
2 Kings 8:11-13 “And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. [12] And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. [13] And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.”
The same Spirit of Christ in Elisha revealed to him what Hazael’s kingship would look like. Hazael did not know how wicked Hazael was, but the Spirit of God knew.
The Spirit knows our future. For us to know our future, we must believe and receive the Holy Spirit.
We continue our reading:
2 Kings 8:14-15 “So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover. [15] And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.”
Ben-hadad died just as the Spirit of Christ in Isaiah had said.
Every promise that God by His Spirit had written in His Word shall come to pass. Nothing will be left out!
We continue our reading:
2 Kings 8:16-19 “And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. [17] Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. [18] And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. [19] Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.”
It’s for Christ’s sake that we are not destroyed in our unbelief.
We are born unbelievers and that’s not our fault. But we have no reason to remain in unbelief. Because there is provision made for justification, sanctification, and Baptism with the Holy Spirit.
We conclude our reading:
2 Kings 8:20-29 “In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. [21] So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents. [22] Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. [23] And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [24] And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. [25] In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. [26] Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. [27] And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab. [28] And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth–gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. [29] And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.”
The path of darkness, which is any way contrary to the Way of the Holy Spirit, is death.
There is one Spirit of life and that is the Holy Spirit. Like Joram, we reject the Way of the Holy Spirit to our death.
Let the Word of God bring you to the Way of the Holy Spirit. BELIEVE and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. There is One Who knows all about our future. Let’s get in-tuned with Him, in Christ!
Reference: II Kings Chapter 8
He was the same Spirit that revealed the upcoming famine of Egypt to Joseph.
Genesis 41:25-27 “And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. [26] The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. [27] And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.”
The Spirit of God through Elisha tells the Widow what He is about to do.
Let’s read:
2 Kings 8:1 “Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.”
The LORD called famine, and famine it was.
The same Spirit of God in Joseph revealed to Elisha what was going to happen to Israel in seven years.
He is the same Spirit of God yesterday, today, and forever. He came to dwell in the First Church on the Day of Pentecost, and He wants to come and dwell in us today, and that’s His promise.
Acts 2:39 “For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
He has promised the Holy Spirit, and if we will believe Him, we shall receive the Spirit (Holy Spirit) of God.
We continue our reading:
2 Kings 8:2-5 “And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years. [3] And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. [4] And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. [5] And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.”
Elisha did not restore a dead body to life. It was the Spirit of Christ in Elisha (the Holy Spirit) that restored the dead boy to life.
He is the same Spirit today Who wants to restore every dead thing in us to life.
Disease, poverty, sin are all dead things in us. The Holy Spirit wants to restore all the dead things in us to life if we will believe and receive Him.
We continue our reading:
2 Kings 8:6-10 “And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now. [7] And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben–hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. [8] And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? [9] So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben–hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? [10] And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.”
The same Spirit of Christ in Elisha revealed to him the death of Ben-hadad, the king of Syria.
He is the same Spirit today revealing things to those who would receive Him.
We continue our reading:
2 Kings 8:11-13 “And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. [12] And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. [13] And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.”
The same Spirit of Christ in Elisha revealed to him what Hazael’s kingship would look like. Hazael did not know how wicked Hazael was, but the Spirit of God knew.
The Spirit knows our future. For us to know our future, we must believe and receive the Holy Spirit.
We continue our reading:
2 Kings 8:14-15 “So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover. [15] And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.”
Ben-hadad died just as the Spirit of Christ in Isaiah had said.
Every promise that God by His Spirit had written in His Word shall come to pass. Nothing will be left out!
We continue our reading:
2 Kings 8:16-19 “And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. [17] Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. [18] And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. [19] Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.”
It’s for Christ’s sake that we are not destroyed in our unbelief.
We are born unbelievers and that’s not our fault. But we have no reason to remain in unbelief. Because there is provision made for justification, sanctification, and Baptism with the Holy Spirit.
We conclude our reading:
2 Kings 8:20-29 “In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. [21] So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents. [22] Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. [23] And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [24] And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. [25] In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. [26] Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. [27] And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab. [28] And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth–gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. [29] And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.”
The path of darkness, which is any way contrary to the Way of the Holy Spirit, is death.
There is one Spirit of life and that is the Holy Spirit. Like Joram, we reject the Way of the Holy Spirit to our death.
Let the Word of God bring you to the Way of the Holy Spirit. BELIEVE and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. There is One Who knows all about our future. Let’s get in-tuned with Him, in Christ!
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