Thursday, June 30, 2016

For he held fast
         to the LORD...
And the LORD was with him;
wherever he went forth,
                   he prospered.

                       2 Kings 18. 7

(God brings forth a new outcome,
    something radically different,
when we are faithful to Him.
We will never realize
how deeply God uses us.)

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

And he did what was right
     in the eyes of the LORD.

                  2 Kings 15. 34

(What do I choose
   in what I face today?
My way or the High way?
One act of faithfulness
  engraves the way for the next,
for more than can be counted.
If we only knew
       the impact of what is right,
faithful to God,
gracious to others,
we would never even hesitate
to follow Him into it.)

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

And he said,
   "The LORD'S arrow of victory..."
 
                   2 Kings 13. 17

(What am I following
into this tough situation
or impossible relationship?
Follow God through it.
He will reveal Himself to you.
God's direction
    always points to Him.
His victory even in this,
even in you,
profoundly impacts others.
God's victory
 is never the end of the story.)

Monday, June 27, 2016

...that they should be
    the LORD's people.

                   2 Kings 11. 17

(Evident in all we do and say
     today in whatever we face,
wherever God places us,
even in our attitudes,
     glorifying to You, O LIRD.
May we be mindful
   of who we are
and Whose we are.)

Sunday, June 26, 2016

So he prepared for them
         a great feast.

                    2 Kings 6. 23

(Kindness is
  a powerful force.
Take them by surprise.)

Saturday, June 25, 2016

But about midnight 
Paul and Silas were praying 
and singing hymns to God,
and the prisoners 
were listening to them...

                  Acts 16. 25

(How you respond in crisis
depends on what you do
on the most ordinary of days.
Someone is always 
watching you to see
               if God is real.)

Friday, June 24, 2016

Then Elisha prayed and said,
"O LORD, I pray to You,
open his eyes
     that he may see."
So the LORD opened 
the eyes of the young man,
and he saw;
and behold,
the mountain was full
of horses and chariots of Fire
round about Elisha.

              2 Kings 6. 17

(Open our eyes, O LORD,
to the reality of Your Presence.
We are surrounded!
How differently would we live
if we realized God's hand
  in this impossible situation.)