Government is ordained by God as his servants to reward those who do good and punish those who do evil.
Read Romans 13:1-7
Prophetable Encounters 26: All His and Our Enemies
In the final scene of Elisha’s life we see that God promises to destroy all his and our enemies. He doesn’t do it through earthly kings like Jehoash but through the God-Man Jesus Christ who by his death and resurrection destroys all his and our enemies.
Read 2 Kings 13:10-25
We Believe 22: I Swear
Christians should be men and women of their word and in this way reflect the faithfulness and integrity of their heavenly Father.
Read Matthew 5:33-37
Prophetable Encounters 25: First the Good News
The Lord is the one who restores the fortunes of his people. He brings the exiles home and restores the inheritance of his grace to them who have forfeited it because of sin.
Read 2 Kings 8:1-15
Charity
We are cautioned against imitating Cain who hated his brother and killed him and called to imitate Christ who lays down his life for sinners.
Read 1 John 3:10-24
Prophetable Encounters 24: Of Donkey’s Heads and Dove’s Dung
In the siege of Samaria by Ben-hadad we learn about the devastation sin has wreaked on humans, the deliverance that God brings to his people, and the consequences of not trusting in God for his promised grace.
Read 2 Kings 6:24-7:20
We Believe 21: Religious Worship
God seeks worshipers, worshipers who will worship him through the Lord Jesus Christ and empowered by the Spirit. In fact, God desires such worshipers so earnestly he sent his Son to redeem his people from their native false worship.
Read John 4:1-42
Prophetable Encounters 23: Lord, Open our Eyes
In the king of Aram’s attack on Elisha we see the opposition of the kingdom of Satan to the kingdom of God. God brings deliverance to his servant reminding us that those who are with us are greater than those who are with them. In Elisha’s instructions to the captured Arameans we see God’s sweet revenge. God repays evil with good, a sweet revenge seen ultimately in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Read 2 Kings 6:8-23
We Believe 20: Christian Liberty
The Liberty that Christ has given us to us by his death and resurrection leads us to use our freedom to serve our God and Redeemer with joy and love.
Read Galatians 5
Prophetable Encounters 22: No Axident
In the recovery of the axe head we see God’s concern for the details of our lives, his kindness in delivering us from debt, and his determination to see his kingdom advance.
Read 2 Kings 6:1-7