God gives and takes away, but most times it is Satan that inflicts us with pain and sorrow. In all this, we run to God in prayer.
Jonah 4 :1-4 (KJV)
1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
2 And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when...
Rejoice when those that were lost are now found in Christ. Put your anger aside and forgive them as God forgave them already.
Jonah 3 :6-9 (KJV)
6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes....
Revival happens when we do and say as God desires. This is when people’s hearts are convicted of their sins and they surrender to Jesus.
Jonah 2 :1-4 (KJV)
1 Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly,
2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me;...
While in distress, remember that God still cares for you and will come to your rescue. Call upon His name and you shall be saved.
Jonah 1 :13-17 (KJV)
13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
14 Wherefore they cried unto the...
Many people run from God, but doing this has consequences like we see with Jonah. So do as God says and don’t run from Him.
Revelation 20 :11-13 (KJV)
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for...
If you were to die today, will Jesus say that you did evil or that which is righteous in His sight? Judgment day is coming.
2 Kings 12 :9-12 (KJV)
9 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh...
We give offerings and even tithing in church, because of needed repairs, to support ministries, and for the workers therein.
2 Kings 11 :17,18 (KJV)
17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.
18...
Joash was protected from Athaliah and at seven years old became king. This is when all the altars of baal were destroyed.
2 Kings 10 :28-30 (KJV)
28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
29 Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them,...
God’s judgment is upon the wicked. Even His wrath is upon people now who worship false gods and have no desire to repent.
Psalm 5 :4-6 (KJV)
4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers...
Jezebel’s death is an example of what happens to a person who fights against God, and His prophets, and goes after false gods instead.
2 Kings 8 :1-6 (KJV)
1 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the...
Treasures are built up for us in heaven when we help people who are less fortunate and those serving in God’s kingdom.
2 Kings 7 :3-7 (KJV)
3 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
4 If we...
God is so powerful that He causes our enemies to flee. We have nothing to fear if the Lord God of the heavens is on our side.
2 Kings 6 :15-17 (KJV)
15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant...
We are asked by God to show love and compassion to our enemies, even though it may seem hard on the surface at first.
More people would become God’s witnesses if they would just repent and then give their lives to the building up of His kingdom.
2 Kings 5 :14-16 (KJV)
14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh...
2 Kings 5 :9-12 (KJV)
9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying,...
If people come and offer you money for performing a healing, deny it. Instead, give God the glory, and don’t take it for yourself.
2 Kings 4 :8-11 (KJV)
8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as...
