2 KINGS 7
When times are tough, people may respond in the following ways:
Blaming. Like his evil father Ahab who blamed Elijah for his woes, King Joram blamed Elisha for the plight of the city (1 Kings 18:17;
Doubting (1–2). The officer did not believe the word of God, and his unbelief caused his death (vv.
Reasoning (3–8). The four lepers were logical in their reasoning: “If we give up, we will die. If we give in to the enemy, we may die, or we may live. Let’s surrender to the enemy.” But there was no enemy! God scattered them with a noise!
Sharing (9–16). The lepers moved from giving up and giving in to giving out. Sharing the good news helped to save the city. We are living in a day of good news. Are you sharing it? We are here not to give in or give up but to give out.