Fri.’s Devo - Miracles Through Elisha

Read: 2 Kings 4:18-5:27; Acts 15:1-35; Psalm 141:1-10; Proverbs 17:23
The Shunemite woman understood discernment. She understood that Elisha was a prophet so she build an place for him to stay. She understood that he had power to make her son live again. And, she understood the power of her tongue. When her son died, her confession was that he was alright until she got to Elisha. She did not want anyone to put their words on her son. She wasn’t going to leave unless Elisha came with her. She was tenacious. It took Elisha lying on top of the boy and imparting his life in the boy for him to come to life.
Elisha left there to return to Gilgal where there was a famine. He ran into some prophets and told Gehazi, his servant, to fix them some stew for them. They went to look for something to throw in the stew and came back with an unidentified root. When they began to eat it they realized it was poisoned. The men panicked but Elisha put some flour in it and it became safe to eat. This flour stood for Jesus who is the only one who can bring life from death. When we add him to our situations, bad roots become good.
Next, a man came and brought them twenty loaves from the first fruits of his wheat. This would make it the time of Pentecost. These 20 loaves would be like 20 dinner rolls to us so it wouldn’t be enough to feed 100 men who love rolls. But, God multiplied the bread and there was bread left over. That is what Pentecost is all about. It is about the seed of the Word of God multiplying in the hearts of people and the growth of the Church. It is also about abundant provision.
The next story is about Naaman who was from Syria. God planted his seed in a little maid who was captured from Israel. She was able to lead a mighty man of Syria to the Lord. He had leprosy which is a disease of the flesh and he needed his sin washed away. The man of God led him to believe in God and to be baptized in water even though he didn’t understand what was happening. When he came out clean, he was a believer. What an interesting story.
In Acts, the law is trying to seep back into the church and destroy their faith. The law is contrary and an enemy to grace. Paul and Barnabas shared all the miraculous things God was doing with the Gentiles and finally convinced them when he showed them that this was prophesied long ago. In Amos 9:11-12 it talks about the restoration of David’s tent and the remnant of the Jews and all the heathen that are called by God’s name. They decided to stop making it hard for Gentiles to enter into the church. Once they got this settled they could continue the ministry of building up the body so they sent Paul and Barnabas to Antioch.
Lord, give us some divine appointments today so we can sow seed, water soil and produce a harvest.