Your Miracle Source by Marilyn Hickey

Author:Marilyn Hickey
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Body, Prosperity, Religion, Christian Life, Spirituality, Inspirational, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781577945154
Publisher: Harrison House
Published: 1981-12-31T22:00:00+00:00

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Feed Your Enemies: The Leper's Tale

Second Kings, chapter 6, narrates another peculiar miracle of God. We know that God loves His children; therefore, He really loves you. When you love your children, you never want them to go hungry. In fact, you probably stuff them with food every chance you get!

God is concerned about you even more than you are about your children. But in this miracle, God feeds an army of the enemy's camp instead of His children. We will not go into all the details of this story, only the essential lesson that we may draw from it.

The Syrian army had come to fight the Israelites, and they were mad because Elisha, the man of God, was giving away all their military secrets. They were after his blood. First, they came down and surrounded the little town of Dothan, where Elisha lived. Dothan means "double feast," so this name fits the town where a miracle was later performed.

While the armies surrounded Elisha's town, the servant of Elisha first spotted them, saw the enemy, and was panic-stricken. He cried to Elisha, "Did you see? I just raised the blinds and saw the whole Syrian army surrounding us! What is to become of us now?"

Elisha prayed, "God, raise the blinds on the eyes of my servant."

When the servant was enlightened, he cried even louder and said, "Now I see the Lord round about the place, and I see chariots of fire!"

Then Elisha prayed another prayer. He said, "God, blind the eyes of the enemy," and God did. When the enemy came walking into town, they could not find their way and were confused. They walked straight into Elisha and, not knowing who he was, asked him where they could find Elisha.

Elisha said, "Come with me," and he led them right to the king of Israel. That was a seventeen-mile march!

When they got to the king of Israel, Elisha said, "God, open their eyes now."

How ridiculous they must have felt when they realized what had happened. They raised a cry, but to no avail. They screamed, "That was not at all what we meant! We wanted to be led to Elisha, not to the king!"

The king of Israel wanted to kill them, but Elisha said, "Don't kill them; feed them!" (What did Jesus say to do to your enemies? Feed them; be good to them; bless them.) So the king of Israel fed the whole Syrian army, and they went home, never to bother the Israelites again.

Out of His goodness, God is leading people to repentance. For the sake of leading a soul to surrender, God will even provide food for them. His provisions include even the people in the enemy's camp. He is a total supplier!

Second Kings, chapter 7, tells another strange story about the real price of inflation of that time. If you think that inflation in our times is bad, you need to read this story. Today's needs are nothing compared to the atrocious prices of Elisha's time.

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