2 KINGS‬ ‭4‬:‭43‬-‭44‬ ‭‬‬

““What?” his servant exclaimed. “Feed a hundred people with only this?” But Elisha repeated, “Give it to the people so they can eat, for this is what the Lord says: Everyone will eat, and there will even be some left over!” And when they gave it to the people, there was plenty for all andContinue reading “2 KINGS‬ ‭4‬:‭43‬-‭44‬ ‭‬‬”

2 KINGS‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬-‭14‬ ‭‬‬

“When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away.” And Elisha replied, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor.” “You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah replied. “If you see me when IContinue reading “2 KINGS‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬-‭14‬ ‭‬‬”

1 KINGS‬ ‭19‬:‭11‬-‭18‬ ‭‬‬

““Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was anContinue reading “1 KINGS‬ ‭19‬:‭11‬-‭18‬ ‭‬‬”

1 KINGS‬ ‭11‬:‭2‬-‭6‬ ‭‬‬

“The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, “You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.” Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway. He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the Lord. In Solomon’s oldContinue reading “1 KINGS‬ ‭11‬:‭2‬-‭6‬ ‭‬‬”

ZECHARIAH‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬-‭12‬ ‭‬‬

“Ask the Lord for rain in the spring, for he makes the storm clouds. And he will send showers of rain so every field becomes a lush pasture. Household gods give worthless advice, fortune-tellers predict only lies, and interpreters of dreams pronounce falsehoods that give no comfort. So my people are wandering like lost sheep;Continue reading “ZECHARIAH‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬-‭12‬ ‭‬‬”

HAGGAI‬ ‭2‬:‭22‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“I will overthrow royal thrones and destroy the power of foreign kingdoms. I will overturn their chariots and riders. The horses will fall, and their riders will kill each other.”‭‭ Haggai‬ ‭2‬:‭22‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Who has real power? Power isn’t described in great sweeping movements. Even world changing displays of power, such as the atomic bombsContinue reading “HAGGAI‬ ‭2‬:‭22‬ ‭NLT‬‬”