2 Chronicles 27; Isaiah 9-12 I got chills as I read through these chapters of Isaiah today.  Isaiah looked into the future, and the Lord told him about Jesus…many things about him. With my homeschooling quest for knowledge and understanding, I especially perked up at these verses: The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD – 3 and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he … Continue reading Peace

Amos 6-9 Don’t be complacent.  Don’t be proud.  Don’t trample on the poor.  And don’t threaten Amos!  Those are the messages I take from today’s reading.  The priest at Bethel, Amaziah, didn’t like to hear the things Amos was saying, so he told him to leave and go prophesy in Judah.  Basically, he told him to get out of Dodge. Did Amos listen?  Nope.  He kept on saying what the Lord put in his mouth, and furthermore had some choice words for Amaziah: Amos answered Amaziah, “I was neither a prophet nor a prophet’s son, but I was a shepherd, … Continue reading Don’t mess with Amos

2 Kings 14; 2 Chronicles 25 The war between Israel and Judah continued through my reading tonight.  The King of Judah became arrogant and challenged the King of Israel to a fight…the King of Israel warned him as did a prophet sent by the Lord, but Judah did not listen. Tonight I feel as if I’m fighting fires all over the place.  The walls around my house seem to be crumbling much like those of Jerusalem in today’s reading.  I have two specific prayer needs: First, my husband’s grandmother, who is 96, fell out of her bed last night and … Continue reading Fortifying the walls

2 Kings 5-8 Tonight I read more about Elisha and the miracles that he performed.  I’m still tired and facing internal battles…but I do take hope from these words that Elisha told his servant who saw the enemy approaching: Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed that God would open his servant’s eyes so he could discern the spiritual battle around him…in that moment, he saw what God saw…a vast army of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha. There have been times in my life when … Continue reading Learning from Elisha

2 Kings 1-4 Tonight I’ve been reading about the prophet Elisha, who followed in Elijah’s footsteps.  It seems to me that Elisha was more of a prophet who served individual people.  The Lord used Elijah to perform huge miracles that everyone could see.  But Elisha helped individuals. In fact, I’m struck by the story I just read of Elisha feeding a hundred people from just twenty loaves of bread.  He told his helpers to feed the men, saying: For this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’ ” 44 Then he set it before them, … Continue reading Battling the evil burger