2 Kings 12-13, 2 Kings 14: 1-22, Acts 25: 1-22, Psalm 106: 16-31
2 Kings 13: 18-19 (ESV)
“And he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he
said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground with them.” And he struck three
times and stopped. Then the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should
have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Syria until you
had made an end of it, but now you will strike down Syria only three times.””
In verses 18 and 19 from 2 Kings 13, the prophet Elisha said
to King Jehoash to strike the ground with the arrows. But Jehoash struck the
ground only three (3) times, which reflected his lack of faith and commitment
in Elisha’s authority. Elisha became angry and rebuked King Jehoash and said
that because the king only partially obeyed him, then the king would only have limited
victory or Syria. Had the King fully obeyed Elisha’s words, the King would have
battled Syria until he had total victory. This Bible story tells us if we only
have half-hearted faith and do not completely obey the guidance of Father-God
and the Holy Spirit, then we will only have limited success. If we have limited
faith we will restrict God’s work in our lives. We need to have complete faith
and zeal in the guidance we receive even if it seems the things that Holy
Spirit is asking us to do seem insignificant and do not make sense in the
natural world.
I’ve had this experience myself where Holy Spirit guided me
to do something that didn’t make too much sense for what I was praying for, but
I did it anyway and it turned out to be the best advice and led to the thing
that I wanted. We need to have faith that whatever we are being guided to do is
crucial to Father-God’ plan. Father-God wants us to have complete victory in
our lives but if we only half-heartedly obey his guidance, we will only have
partial victories in our lives.
If you enjoyed reading my thoughts on these Bible verses and
you’d like to have Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior so you can have victory
in your life, please pray this prayer out loud:
Heavenly Father, I admit that I’ve sinned. I repent. I
believe in my heart you raised Jesus from the dead. I confess with my mouth
Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Right now, I‘ve received forgiveness by the blood
of Jesus. I am saved in Jesus’ name, Amen.
If you prayed that prayer, welcome to the family of God! Do
yourself a favor and find and join a Holy Spirit filled, full Gospel,
Bible-based church where you can hear the word of God preached and witness the
wonders, signs, and miracles of the Lord in your life.
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