September 08, 2010
Oh, how we grieve God when our hearts don't change. The king of Aram is sick. He sends an officer to ask Elisha to ask God if he will recover. Elisha replied, "He will recover," but the LORD has told me he will really die. The officer and Elisha looked at each other. Elisha could see what this officer was going to do and he began to cry. He knew that this man standing in front of him was going to kill the king and was going to do evil to the Israelites, and Elisha cried. Oh, how God must grieve when He knows our hearts and He knows the choices we will make.
The king's officer was shocked that Elisha could say he was going to act that way but he left that meeting and killed the king. All of what Elisha said became true.
The words, "In the presence of Jehovah, God Almighty, Prince of Peace. Troubles vanish, hearts are mended in the presence of the King" keep running through my mind this morning.
Oh, how we grieve God when our hearts don't change. The king of Aram is sick. He sends an officer to ask Elisha to ask God if he will recover. Elisha replied, "He will recover," but the LORD has told me he will really die. The officer and Elisha looked at each other. Elisha could see what this officer was going to do and he began to cry. He knew that this man standing in front of him was going to kill the king and was going to do evil to the Israelites, and Elisha cried. Oh, how God must grieve when He knows our hearts and He knows the choices we will make.
The king's officer was shocked that Elisha could say he was going to act that way but he left that meeting and killed the king. All of what Elisha said became true.
The words, "In the presence of Jehovah, God Almighty, Prince of Peace. Troubles vanish, hearts are mended in the presence of the King" keep running through my mind this morning.
"In and out of situations that tug of war at me, all day long I struggle for the answers that I need. But when I come into His presence, all my questions become clear, and in that moment no doubts interfere.
In the presence of Jehovah, God Almighty, Prince of Peace. Troubles vanish, hearts are mended, in the presence of the King.
Through His love the LORD provided, a place for us to rest. A place to find the answers in our hour of distress. Now there's never any reason for you to give up in despair. Just slip away and breathe His name, you will surely find him there.
In the presence of Jehovah, God Almighty, Prince of Peace. Troubles vanish, hearts are mended, in the presence of the King."
As I was writing yesterday the winds were gusting up to 40 mph. It was literally howling through the trees as I sat outside on the porch writing. I would occasionally stop and be amazed by the power of the wind. I couldn't help but think of how God created the wind, and the forces of a hurricane are nothing compared to God's power. Nothing! We may be in the midst of a storm, but God created the wind and has control over it. We can trust HIM with confidence. We cannot even begin to fathom the power of God.
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