June 22, 2010

6-22-10 Tuesday, 7:06 am Grayrock; 77 degrees, humid, sunny.

I am looking forward to all that lies ahead today. We will plan worship for the next several weeks, handle the relationships and business of the church, and continue to celebrate the fruitful VBS. My Sabbath/day off was good, with a motorcycle ride in the morning, family to-dos in the afternoon, and a movie night at home in the evening as Audrey and I watched “Young Victoria”, a very well done movie.

II Kings 3:1 – 4:17
The kings of Israel, Judah and Edom combine to attack Moab when they rebelled against paying tribute to Ahab’s son Joram. Marching through the wilderness for 7 days, the armies could not find water for themselves or their animals, and were getting desperate. The godly king of Judah, Jehoshaphat asked “is there no prophet of the Lord with us? If there is, we can ask the Lord what to do through him.” This is always a good idea – to seek the counsel of God, often through one of His servants who walks with God. Elisha was found and he had someone play the harp, and during the music the power of the Lord came upon Elisha and he prophesied that “this dry valley will be filled with pools of water! You will see neither wind nor rain…” The prophecy came true and the water also formed a mirage that the Moabites mistook for blood, assuming the three attacking armies had slaughtered each other. This led to the defeat of the Moabites.

I realize that daily I must call upon the Lord, and that he will hear me. Jonah cried out to God from the belly of the whale. As I pray this morning during this quiet time, as I lead our staff in morning prayers, as I seek God’s wisdom and direction for Wesley UMC I will be crying out to him. Thank you Lord for this scripture, and the reminder that you always hear the prayer of faith, and you are the God who provides, sometimes in miraculous ways. Send the water of blessing and refreshing upon the ministries and servants of Wesley today as we develop new fruitful disciples of Jesus Christ who worship, care and serve.