2 Kings 7

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2 Kings 7:1-20
The Syrians Flee 1 Then Elisha said, "Hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the LORD: "Tomorrow about this time a sheah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria."' 2So an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, "Look, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, could this thing be?" And he said, "In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it."

The Syrians Flee3 Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, "Why are we sitting here until we die? 4If we say, "We will enter the city,' the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die." 5And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there. 6For the LORD had caused the army of the Syrians to hear the noise of chariots and the noise of horses--the noise of a great army; so they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us!" 7Therefore they arose and fled at twilight, and left the camp intact--their tents, their horses, and their donkeys--and they fled for their lives. 8And when these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried from it silver and gold and clothing, and went and hid them; then they came back and entered another tent, and carried some from there also, and went and hid it.
9Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. If we wait until morning light, some punishment will come upon us. Now therefore, come, let us go and tell the king's household." 10So they went and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, saying, "We went to the Syrian camp, and surprisingly no one was there, not a human sound--only horses and donkeys tied, and the tents intact." 11And the gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king's household inside. 12So the king arose in the night and said to his servants, "Let me now tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, "When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city."' 13And one of his servants answered and said, "Please, let several men take five of the remaining horses which are left in the city. Look, they may either become like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; or indeed, I say, they may become like all the multitude of Israel left from those who are consumed; so let us send them and see." 14Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent them in the direction of the Syrian army, saying, "Go and see." 15And they went after them to the Jordan; and indeed all the road was full of garments and weapons which the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. So the messengers returned and told the king. 16Then the people went out and plundered the tents of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD. 17Now the king had appointed the officer on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate. But the people trampled him in the gate, and he died, just as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him. 18So it happened just as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, "Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be sold tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria." 19Then that officer had answered the man of God, and said, "Now look, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?" And he had said, "In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it." 20And so it happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gate, and he died.
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~ Lena’s Journalin’
We really have to be on guard for the enemy of our souls, of our faith. Why do we allow His doubtful words and heart to be expressed through us against the Most loving Most High God? The only reason we would, is deception and lack of knowledge of Him.
The force turning on itself is an enemy tactic. If they fight or devour themselves by doubt and unbelief in the very one they serve, then there’s a mutiny, a destruction within, and there will be no need for exertion on the part of the enemy forces, because the person either shot himself or his fellow marine.
Shooting the leader is the best way to annihilate the force. Do we not think an enemy is engaged in a tactic well thought out? In a ploy against our very faith and souls? If he doesn’t even have to lift a finger, that would be an easy success.
So, knowing this sweet bit of info, we can now be on watch for the taking of our faith and the destructive tactics of our enemy against our love for God’s word and the faith that it builds.
God is God of the impossible. He is. Maybe we are not, but He is. So you hear of an impossible feat? Have faith in God, not yourself, but God. Tune your ear in to His words, and the voice of His words, and activate your faith, not letting it go, no matter how absurd it is to your natural mind.
The natural mind is an enemy of God. Do you not KNOW that already? If you know it, why allow the natural mind to rule us, and tell us what we should and shouldn’t believe in where God’s word or holy acts are concerned?
If we speak against Our Father God’s words, we may see His impossible acts accomplished, but we will not eat of it. God forbid that, rise up in faith and please God and eat the good of the land. It is faith in God that pleases God. All else is wood, hay, stubble and will be fuel for an enemy to start a fire.
I love this story, in how these leprous outcasts rose up in faith and put their faith ideas into action and saw the goodness of God. Ya know it does not matter where we are at or who we’ve been, or if we’ve been ailing or whatever, faith is an active force against evil. Faith changes things, moves mountains, causes a person to become new.
Why not go plunder the camp of the enemy today, in faith? Why not take back a whole lot of what was stolen from your life, a life with no active faith in God?
The other day, I was thinking about how a true sign that faith has come is when the voice speaks. If I truly have faith in God and in Christ I speak of Him, I share my faith, I testify. These lepers did not hold their victorious progression forward to themselves, they shared it with any and everyone who would hear it, who would go after it. Is this how we are with our Lord Jesus Christ and His Good News message? That message is not for us alone and it truly has been entrusted to us by the Father God. This is why we were born. To plunder hell, take back what belongs to God, testify! Open our mouths and speak. When we do, not only is our life turned around, but a turn around is made for other’s lives also.
We must God (up) and tell others. We must. There’s so much more to take back than we can even carry ourselves.
When we realize we’ve been on the wrong side in fear, for fear is faith in evil-rather than believing God. Thus everything not of faith (in God) is sin…We can join forces with God’s forces, not that our human force is anything, but with God, changing sides is something. Even in weakness, changing sides can mean a whole new world of opportunity for new growth and enemy defeat in our lives. “There are more with us than are against us” is always true in Christ Jesus. Even the number of evil vs. God forces is 2 x’s as large, for 1/3rd of the angelic host became demonic hosts, yet 2/3rd’s stayed with the realm of light and God. In merely changing sides, the enemy is outnumbered automatically! I have a whole host of heaven who are for me, while only 1/3rd of a host are against me. I don’t think 1/3rd are all against one person, but they are against God and His kingdom and His body in the earth.
We must come to know who we are and join the force of kingdom advancement for the Lord. This is what He’s been waiting for, for He created us to advance His Kingdom, join into His power, and wear His glory- forever.
Let’s become who we are destined before morning light comes, before the Son of man shows up for His accounting. Let’s “get in line”, while there is still grace.

Daily Meditation/Recital/Question
Ask myself daily: “What Page Am I On?”