I sat next to my 4 1/2 year old grandson in church while the story was being read… “Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more…” (Gen.37). Even a child is drawn to this story. It is the story of God overlooking immaturity, using immaturity, […]
The King was exasperated, and desperate. Wearing sackcloth was so irritating and what good had it done? The unending siege was driving people to insanity. Mothers were haggling over their own babies’ flesh! The King had had enough. He would have the prophet’s head, oh yes he would. After all, this trouble was undoubtedly from […]
The prospects were bleak. The odds overwhelming. Most everyone else had retreated trembling to await their fate. They had no weapons for defense. Their leader had a sword but no idea what to do with it… They were stuck, helpless, like sheep without a shepherd while wolves ravage the flock. The story is a very […]
She was destitute, about to lose her own children to bondage…She didn’t know what to do but she knew who to turn to—the man of God would help. This widow was at her own wit’s end but not at the end of her resources. Elisha’s help started with the question: “Tell me what you […]