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2Kings 5: 1-12

Miracle from God is not for sale, it is for salvation. Naaman, a commander of the army of the king of Syria, a great honorable man in the eyes of his master thought he could get healing with his own price. He chased healing from Syria to Samaria thinking it was purchasable with wealth and manÕs authority. 2Kings5:5, ÒThen the king of Syria said, ÒGo now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.Ó So he departed and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. All that Naaman carried along to seek healing was empty because he carried self along. Self and material was not enough for Naaman to gain ElishaÕs personal attention. Elisha did not attend to him directly but through his servant. 2King 5:11, ÒBut Naaman became furious, and went away and said, ÔIndeed, I said to myself, ÔHe will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.ÕÓ All that Naaman needed was to deny self which was the source of his pride. When self surfaced, he became furious and acted in rage. Does that sound like you? Are you having frequent anger, rage, and being furious on a consistent basis? If you will pay attention to yourself, you will discover that your anger is from the empty pride in you. Also, your pride generates anger and rage that stands between you and your break through. Naaman almost missed his breakthrough in healing because of (self) pride. Ask God to deliver you from every spirit of pride. 

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2 Kings 4:8-17

Allow your concern for the word of God to be alive. Let your care be activated, not dormant. When you show concern and care for the words of God, work of God, or man of God, make sure your concern is activated with care. To be concerned is to the heart, but to care is by action. Have you been having some concerns for the work of God, house of God, or the one that God has placed as a blessing in your life? Go ahead and act with care, knowing fully well that what you are doing is in the name of God and for the glory of God. The Shunnamite woman was concerned for the man of God that frequents in passing by her place. 2 Kings 4:9-10, ÒAnd she said to her husband, ÔLook now, I know that this is a holy man of God who passes by us regularly. Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a chair and a lamp stand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.ÕÓ The man of God came and life was made easier for him; he acknowledged the concern and care that have been directed towards him and his servant. 2 Kings < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>4:13, ÒAnd he said to him, ÔSay now to her, ÔÒLook, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?ÓÕ She answered, ÔI dwell among my own people.ÕÓ Indeed, the man of God spoke on her behalf to the King of kings, Commander of commanders, and barrenness ceased in her life. The Shunnamite became a mother at her husbandÕs old age. Just like the Shunnamite woman, if you surely know that it is of God, invest in it and you will reap from your investment.

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Genesis 6

In the days of Noah sin was the order of the day. Just like today, more ungodly acts prevail beyond imagination. Genesis 6:5, ÒThen the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.Ó It will not take an astrologer or seer to look around and see that only the grace of God can you live in this world as a sojourner and not be a part of this world. God was not pleased with them then, and He cannot be please with man today too. Genesis 6:7, ÒSo the LORD said, ÔI will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and the beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.ÕÓ The whole world around you can choose to live in the wrong direction, if you know whom you serve — that is, know Him in deed and in truth, not just knowing about Him — He will make a way out for you not to bow before Baal. Ask God today to give you the kind of grace that worked out salvation for Noah which allowed him not to be a part of a fallen generation. Genesis 6:8, ÒBut Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.Ó NoahÕs salvation was not of determination, it was of divine grace. You are not excluded from that kind of grace if you are serving Him with all your heart, soul and strength. Go ahead from this day, invest the life He has given you into His name, and that grace that Noah founded in His eyes will become yours as well.

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2 Kings 4:8-17

A barren Shunammite woman was able to recognize the constant passing by of a man of God. 2 Kings 4:9, ÒAnd she said to her husband, ÔLook now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly.ÕÓ She had an open eye and mind to see the man of God passing by regularly. Have you been able to identify and see who God has been sending to you on a regular basis? It is important to be sensitive to what God is doing or what He wants to do in your life. God must have been sending someone to you that you have never seen or ever come in contact with. Your failure to acknowledge it might cause a failure to enter into what God has packaged through that one for you. 2 Kings 4:10, ÒPlease, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lamp stand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us he can turn in there.Ó How can you prepare for the one you have not acknowledged? You can begin to think of how to reach who God has been sending your way. The Shunammite woman did exactly what she wanted to do for the man of God. Elisha was acknowledged by the Shunammite woman that was barren. The upper room that was prepared for him became the ground of the ShunnammiteÕs blessing for fruit of the womb. While Elisha was in the room, 2 Kings < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>4:16, ÒThen he said, ÔAbout this time next year you shall embrace a son,Õ And she said, ÔNo, my lord. Man of God, do not lie to your maidservant!Ó She thought it was a lie, but she conceived and had a son. When you reach out to your blessing, it will not pass you by. 

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2 Kings 4:1-7

When God sends His word and you are able to hear and do accordingly, the word will terminate your struggle. A certain woman who had two sons, and with just a jar of oil, was living in the fear of debt that was to take her sons away from her into slavery. All she needed was divine intervention. Elisha came to her and gave her directions. She was to go and borrow empty vessels everywhere. It does not sound reasonable to go and add to her debt by borrowing empty vessels of oil in order to increase her vessels of oil. Also, she does not have any reason not to listen to the man of God. 2 Kings 4:4, ÒAnd when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.Ó The woman went and did what was requested of her. She shut out the world and there was no reason for her vessels not to be filled. Applying this to the daily living of a believer, there is a need for you to be constant and consistent in shutting out the world around you, or you will be a part of it. It is not possible for you to open to the world, at the same time open to the word of God. The womanÕs lack was turned to abundance after shutting out the world around her. When you begin to shut out everything that is not representing God in your life, peace in abundance will not cease to answer for you. With the grace of listening and hearing, ask God to give you a word that will terminate your struggles.