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| In 2 Kings 3:15, a musician's music help Elisha get an answer from God. |
Elisha said, "As surely as the LORD Almighty lives, whom I serve if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you. 2 Kings 3:14.
Who is Elisha speaking to? The King of the Northern Tribes of Israel. This wasn’t some person who was safe to ignore this was the person who could have you killed and not give it a second thought, yet Elisha wasn’t impressed. Why? Because Elisha was there to serve the Lord, not an earthly king. Elisha definitely did not feel he was obligated to give God’s wisdom to those who were not serving God, but since there was a person there who was at least trying to serve God Elisha relented and sought God’s assistance.
When I look at this story I am reminded that we are not here to solve the world’s problems just, so they can continue doing what they are doing. However, when we see a fellow Christian in a fix we need to consider giving them a hand. There are many people who think Christians should just give help because they are able to, but what I see here is a reminder that we are not called to give help just because someone is powerful or in need. We need to give help because God calls us to or because there is a fellow believer in need.
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