Today’s Reading 2 Kings 12-14
Focal Scripture: 2 Kings 13:20-21 “Then Elisha died and was buried. Now Moabite raiders used to come into the land in the spring of the year. Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a raiding party, so they threw the man into Elisha’s tomb. When he touched Elisha’s bones, the man revived and stood up!”
Here in these chapters we continue to see bad leaders and occasionally a good leader. They do not surrender to the Lord, though. Which leads us to the focal verses for the day. Here we see that Elisha has died. He was also buried.
During the spring a raiding party was spotted while a group was burying a man. They threw the corpse into Elisha’s tomb. Once the body touched Elisha’s bones he was brought back to life.
The lesson here is phenomenal. Elisha’s life was so saturated with the presence of the Lord that that his leftover bones had extreme miracle working power. This is evidence on how much a man of God he was.
These verses should humble us and convict us. We see clearly that Elisha lived a life closely connected to God. Can the same be said for us? Most people are not willing to sacrifice or commit to being committed to the Lord. They are not willing to completely live for him.
However, we should be. When we live for the Lord we will leave a legacy that goes beyond our death. What would the world look like if we lived for Christ in such a way that our leftover bones were able to raise people from the dead.
Let me encourage you today. It is absolutely worth it to live for him that passionately. other people won’t like it and they will try to steal your passion. They will attack you and even try to ruin you.
Remember this it is more important how you leave than how you come. This is true in death and even true in life. Our narratives must be written by our love for God not other peoples opinions.
Serve God faithfully and allow him to give you the power to be impactful.
Tomorrow I plan on reading 2 Kings 15-17
