ADVANCE TOWARDS THE ENEMY Foundation Scripture: 2 Kings 7:1-20 WHEN THE ENEMY PUSH BACK DO NOT LET HIM BACK YOU INTO A CORNER AND COWER THERE. WE HAVE THE STRENGTH OF THE LORD TO BACK US UP. TAKE THE WORD OF GOD AND LET THE HOLY SPIRIT STRENGTHEN YOU AND ADVANCE TOWARDS THE ENEMY AND LET HIM KNOW THAT HE HAS MESSED WITH THE WRONG CHILD OF GOD. WHY WOULD YOU JUST WANT TO SIT THERE, ADVANCE TOWARDS THE ENEMY WHEN TIMES LOOKS HARD-HE ALWAYS FLEES. IN 2 KINGS 7:12, (“And The King Rose In The Night And Said To His Servants, “I Will Tell You What The Syrians Have Done To Us. They Know That We Are Hungry. Therefore They Have Gone Out Of The Camp To Hide Themselves In The Open Country, Thinking, ‘When They Come Out Of The City, We Shall Take Them Alive And Get Into The City.’”) GIVE TO GOD (HIS SERVANTS) IF IT’S YOUR LAST CENT (1 Kings 17:8-16, “Then The Word Of The Lord Came To Him, “Arise, Go To Zarephath, Which Belongs To Sidon, And Dwell There. Behold, I Have Commanded A Widow There To Feed You.” So He Arose And Went To Zarephath. And When He Came To The Gate Of The City, Behold, A Widow Was There Gathering Sticks. And He Called To Her And Said, “Bring Me A Little Water In A Vessel That I May Drink.” And As She Was Going To Bring It, He Called To Her And Said, “Bring Me A Morsel Of Bread In Your Hand.” And She Said, “As The Lord Your God Lives, I Have Nothing Baked, Only A Handful Of Flour In A Jar And A Little Oil In A Jug. And Now I Am Gathering A Couple Of Sticks That I May Go In And Prepare It For Myself And My Son That We May Eat It And Die.” And Elijah Said To Her, “Do Not Fear; Go And Do As You Have Said. But First Make Me A Little Cake Of It And Bring It To Me, And Afterward Make Something For Yourself And Your Son. For Thus Says The Lord, The God Of Israel, ‘The Jar Of Flour Shall Not Be Spent, And The Jug Of Oil Shall Not Be Empty, Until The Day That The Lord Sends Rain Upon The Earth.’” And She Went And Did As Elijah Said. And She And He And Her Household Ate For Many Days. The Jar Of Flour Was Not Spent Neither Did The Jug Of Oil Become Empty, According To The Word Of The Lord That He Spoke By Elijah. (Esv) ELIJAH DID NOT ASK FOR THE CAKE TO KEEP HIMSELF FROM STARVING, BuT TO OBLIGATE GOD TO HER, HE MOTIVATED HER WITH THE WORD OF GOD’S PROMISE, HIS GREAT NEED. JESUS WILL ASK THE SAME OF A POOR WIDOW JUST AS HE WOULD OF A RICH YOUNG RULER. BOTH WILL RECEIVE THE SAME ENDING AND OVER FLOWING OF GOD’S ABUNDANCE. WE KNOW THAT WHEN EVERY THING ELSE FAILS THE GOSPEL OF GOD’S KINGDOM WILL STILL BE STANDING STRONG (Matthew 24:3-14, “As He Sat On The Mount Of Olives, The Disciples Came To Him Privately, Saying, “Tell Us, When Will These Things Be, And What Will Be The Sign Of Your Coming And Of The Close Of The Age?” And Jesus Answered Them, “See That No One Leads You Astray. For Many Will Come In My Name, Saying, ‘I Am The Christ,’ And They Will Lead Many Astray. And You Will Hear Of Wars And Rumors Of Wars. See That You Are Not Alarmed, For This Must Take Place, But The End Is Not Yet. For Nation Will Rise Against Nation, And Kingdom Against Kingdom, And There Will Be Famines And Earthquakes In Various Places. All These Are But The Beginning Of The Birth Pains. “Then They Will Deliver You Up To Tribulation And Put You To Death, And You Will Be Hated By All Nations For My Names Sake. And Then Many Will Fall Away And Betray One Another And Hate One Another. And Many False Prophets Will Arise And Lead Many Astray. And Because Lawlessness Will Be Increased, The Love Of Many Will Grow Cold. But The One Who Endures To The End Will Be Saved. And This Gospel Of The Kingdom Will Be Proclaimed Throughout The Whole World As A Testimony To All Nations, And Then The End Will Come.) THOSE WHO GO FORWARD IN TIMES OF TROUBLE ARE THE ONES WHO BECOME MASTERS BOTH SPIRITUALLY AND IN THE NATURAL REALM. THINK OF IT LIKE THIS WE HAVE BIG LONG LASTING CHANGES IN TIMES OF TROUBLE NOT DURING GOOD TIMES. LOOK AT WHAT HAPPEN WITH THE LEPERS HAD THEY NOT BEEN GREEDY AND SELFISH THEY COULD HAVE CONTROLLED THE WHOLE NATION HAD THEY NOT TRIED TO HOARD EVERYTHING FOR THEMSELVES. SO RECOGNIZE WHEN GOD IS MOVING TO DELIVER AND NOT BE LIKE THE LEPERS WHEN THEY COULD HAVE BEEN HEALED. FATHER GOD I PRAY THAT WE DON’T BE BLIND AND FOOLISH DURING OUR TIMES OF TROUBLE buT THAT WE SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY AND ADVANCE TOWARDS THE ENEMY BECAUSE OUR BATTLE IS ALREADY WON IN JESUS NAME AMEN.
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