Seize the Moment – Day 848
Pray to the God who Keeps His Promises!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Wednesday, July 13.
Are you concerned with the increased costs of living?
The king of Aram besieged Samaria, causing a great famine. The costs of living skyrocketed and the people became desperate, so much so that they turned to cannibalism (2 Kings 6:24-30). The stage was set for another conflict between an evil king and a faithful prophet.
The king was so distraught that like his father Ahab who had blamed Elijah for the drought previously, Jehoram blamed Elisha for this famine and ordered his death. Neither king could see God’s judgment upon the nation for their sins, but in 2 Kings 7:1, Elisha prophesied to the king’s messenger,
“Listen to the word of the Lord; thus says the Lord, ‘Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.’” The king’s official responded with disbelief, so Elisha told him personally, “Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat of it” (2).
God kept both promises! God vanquished the enemy in a single night, which not only ceased the Aramean’s siege of Samaria, but left behind their food stores for the city’s people to consume (3-9). By God’s direct activity, Elisha’s prophecy was fulfilled in verse 16,
“So the people went out and plundered the camp of the Arameans. Then a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord.”
God was faithful to provide for His people, and to judge the evil in the land (2 Kings 7:17-20; 9:19-26).
Seize the moment and don’t look for someone to blame for the rising costs of living, rather trust God for judgement and faithfully pray that He will provide your daily bread (Matthew 6:11).