Recorded June 30, 2024, with Rhonda Harrison.

It's time for the Champions in Christ broadcast

with Rhonda Harrison on 1017 Bay FM. Good morning

and thank you for listening to Champions in Christ

this morning. This is the day the Lord has made

and we will rejoice and be glad in it. So happy

you could join us today. We're gonna go in the

Bible today and we're gonna go into Second Kings

and we're gonna talk about something that happened

and God moved in a supernatural way. So let's

go to chapter six, second Kings chapter six,

and we're going to start with verse one. And

it says, and the sons of the prophets said unto

Elisha, behold now the place where we dwell.

you is too straight for us let us go we pray

unto the Jordan and take there every man a beam

and let us make a place there where we may dwell

and God and he answered and said yes go and one

said be content I pray and go with your servants

and he answered I will go so he went with them

and when they came to the Jordan they cut down

wood but as one with feeling a One was falling

a beam the axe head fell into the water and he

cried and said Master for it was borrowed. He

was using an axe that was borrowed. It wasn't

his property and in the process of cutting the

trees and using that axe head the head of the

axe fell in the water and the man of God said

verse 6 where did it fall and he showed him the

place and he cut down a stick and cast it in

in there where the where he showed him and the

iron did swim therefore he said take it up and

put it in your hand and he took it now this is

such a small story in the bible but it's very

powerful and it's a foreshadow what i saw in

this is that it reminded me of in the new testament

you know that Axe the axe head represents sin,

you know, it was black it was heavy and It can

it can take it down right and that's what sin

is in our life It's it's dark and it can be a

heavy burden and it can take you down it can

take you down quick, right and so the Bible says

in James that when we sin sin leads to death

matter what the situation if it's a relationship

if it's your physical body if it's your mental

capacity whatever realm the more we sin it's

going to lead us to death But just as this weight

was heavy and fell down into the water the man

ran to the man of God Which was Elijah and it

and he represents Jesus in this picture the same

way When that sin and that burden gets so heavy

on us we can run to Jesus We don't need a man

of God now because Jesus is our advocate. We

don't need to go confess to a person You can

confess the Bible in the New Testament says confess

your faults one to another that you may be healed

But you can confess right to God you have access

just by calling on the name of Jesus repenting

of sin and Receiving his free gift of salvation

that gives us access hallelujah so anytime we

said anytime that burden gets too heavy we can

run to Jesus and Elijah representing Jesus represents

grace and mercy you know here this man was using

a borrowed axe and when that head fell off he

knew was trouble because he would have to repay

he couldn't give it back ran to the man of God

just as we run to Jesus and the man of God gave

him an instruction the same way the Lord gives

us an instruction he says if we believe with

our heart that Jesus died and rose again and

we confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord

we will be born again hallelujah The same way

Elisha gave him an accent gave him his supernatural

used the God Supernatural power through Elijah

when he threw that stick in and made that iron

come to the surface The same way when Jesus died

on that cross and rose again his supernatural

power Raised that body from the grave raised

Jesus Christ from the grave. You know every other

king every other leader in the religious realm

their dust is still in the grave but not Jesus

hallelujah he's alive and he's alive and he loves

you today he loves you so much and the same way

that axe head I mean that stick was thrown in

the water and that axe head rose up that's the

same resurrection power that God gives us today

and you say how does he give us that power When

we get born again when we do just what I was

sharing about Believing in our heart that he

died on that cross for your sin. He was the payment

for our sin so He washes you clean. The Bible

says white as snow when we give our heart to

him. So when we confess with our mouth that Jesus

is Lord and we repent, we turn away from that

sin. He gives us the power of the Holy Spirit.

He says, I go to my father and I will send the

comforter. So he sends the Holy Spirit. And when

you give your life to christ the holy spirit

comes and lives inside of you and literally Makes

you a new creation in christ old things are passed

away. You have become new praise the lord You

know our mind we will have to renew in the word

and get the mind of christ But we have it available

God is available at our access at any time we

need him the Bible says he will never leave you

and never forsake you Never so the same way all

things were restored God's supernatural power

the anointing which is the power of God on Elisha

was used in this instant to bring that accent

back to the surface the same way if you call

on his name today whatever you need the Bible

says he is our provider he will provide so praise

the Lord praise the Lord praise praise praise

the Lord you know Elijah represented the goodness

of God you know in that place he needed the goodness

of God that man needed the goodness of God and

God met him there you know God Elijah was a prophet

you don't have to have a prophet believe suit

for something supernatural God as he shows us

in the New Testament many many many many times

all you need is faith the size of a mustard seed

a mustard seed is one of the smallest seeds on

the planet and that's all the faith you need

in him and he will come on the scene you know

the Bible says that that his Holy Spirit runs

to and fro over the earth looking for whom he

can show himself strong on their behalf so praise

God call out to him today if you're in a circumstance

or a situation and you don't know how to get

out Jesus is the way the truth of the life he

is your way out he is your way out you can be

confident knowing when you call upon him he will

answer you he will meet you at the point of your

need but he does require that we believe Believe

just trust just rely on him. You know we sometimes

can put our trust in man or. doctors or bosses

or parents or siblings or friends and we can

trust them to a degree but you can trust God

100 % he is so faithful to you he has the perfect

plan the Bible says he has a plan for your life

and it's a great plan and it doesn't mean your

life will be it without struggle or without curveballs

you know there is a real devil out there that

wants to defeat um everybody that's chasing after

god he hates god he's the enemy of god and he'll

throw thoughts in your mind to try and steer

you left and steer you right but you keep your

eyes on jesus you keep your focus on him the

bible says for us to think on things that are

good and pure and holy and of a good report if

there be any virtue or any praise think on these

things glory to god so we want to think on things

that are good god says you are the apple of his

eye god says you are chosen he chose you before

the foundation of the world he knew you before

you were in your mother's womb and had a plan

for your life if you're wandering if you don't

know what to do with your life if you've made

some bad turns or bad choices it doesn't take

anything. God's right there. Just whisper Jesus.

He will come right there. His presence, his tangible

presence. You will feel his presence when you

mean it from your whole heart. He is there for

you and he sends representatives on the earth.

Who are the representatives? You. me people that

know Jesus we are to witness we are to bear witness

talk about the goodness of God why because he's

been so good to us hallelujah hallelujah I remember

I was lost and undone I was in a very hurtful

place in my 20s early 20s when someone told me

about Jesus and it changed my life and continues

to change my life. You will have the greatest

adventure you've ever had with a relationship

with Christ. You will not believe it. God will

show up at every turn. You will have so much

fun in God. God is a fun God. He's a loving Heavenly

Father. The same way you want to enjoy your children.

your grandchildren that's the way God enjoys

us he loves to see us happy he loves to see us

rejoicing when we're crying or we're sad he will

comfort us that Holy Spirit the third person

of the Trinity oh what a wonderful wonderful

Holy Spirit he will comfort you in those hard

times he will strengthen you he will baptize

you with fire he will baptize you with fire he

is a holy holy god and there is nothing like

him we're going to continue in this same um area

of scripture we're going to keep going this is

going to start with a different story though

going to tell us a little bit different way that

god watches over his children so we're going

to do that let's look right now let's continue

in second kings chapter six this time we're going

to go ahead and start in verse 8 right kind of

where we left off and it says then the king of

Syria warred against Israel in other words made

war with Israel and took counsel with this servant

saying in such and such place that's where I'm

going to camp And the man of God sent unto the

king of Israel, saying, beware that you pass

not to such and such place, for there the Syrians

have come down. So here's Elijah, right? God

speaks to him supernaturally, tells him where

the Syrians are gonna be, and he warns the children

of Israel. And verse 10, the king of Israel sent

to the place where the man of God told him and

warned him of and saved himself. again and again

and again the man of God kept telling him what

the enemy was planning against him and it saved

the the king of Israel and the children of Israel

the army of Israel therefore the heart of the

king of Syria was very troubled for this thing

and he called his servants and said unto them

will you not show me which one of us is for the

king of Israel and not and one of his servants

said none my lord but it's Elijah the prophet

that is in Israel that tells the king the words

that you speak in your bedchamber. Wow. Wow.

That's called a word of knowledge. It's actually

talked about in the New Testament, but the Holy

Spirit revealed to Elijah something he wouldn't

have known on his own. And that was where the

where the king of Syria was taking his army because

he wanted to destroy the children of Israel.

So Elijah would tell the king of Israel so that

they would be prepared. He protected God protected

and he will protect you if you're in a dangerous

situation Get out and God will give you wisdom

ask him for wisdom ask him for the courage You

should not be in any dangerous situation his

place for you is safety his place for you is

love and joy and peace and kindness and gentleness

if you're in a bad situation and you need help

you ask God for help and he will lead you out

of that situation he will take you where you

need to be and he will take you out of what you

don't need to be in and he will protect you if

you if you believe in him trust him and follow

his word what he speaks to your heart and you

go oh but does God really speak absolutely the

same way our heavenly father the same way you

as a father speak to your children our heavenly

father speaks to us through Jesus and the Holy

Spirit Jesus is at the right hand of the father

interceding for you praying for you declaring

the Word of God over you and the Holy Spirit

will speak to you if you ask God if you ask him

pray Pray to God in Jesus' name and He will answer

you. He will answer you. And so then, okay, let's

go back to the Word of God. And as we continue

in the story, he said go and spy where he is

and I will send and fetch for him he's talking

about Elisha and it was told unto him behold

he's in Dothan therefore he sent horses and chariots

and a great host I mean this king of Syria he

was worried about Elisha he sent a whole host

of valiant men that were had chariots and horses

and and they came by night and they compassed

the city round about now do you think god did

not know about this of course he did god knows

everything nothing gets by our god and so when

the servant of the man of god alicia's servant

rose up Early that morning and went forth. He

saw a host compassing the city both horses and

chariots and his servant said unto him alas master.

What should we do? Oh boy the master. I mean

the servant of Elisha was so concerned. All he

saw was the enemy surrounding them. Elisha prayed

you know when you're surrounded or you're in

a bad situation it's always the right thing to

pray and Elisha prayed and said Lord I pray that

you open the eyes that he may see he's talking

about his servant and the Lord opened his eyes

of the young man and he saw and behold the mountain

was full of horses and chariots of fire round

about Elisha when they came down to him Elisha

prayed unto the Lord and said smite these people

I pray with blindness and he smote them with

blindness according to the word of Elisha okay

so here we have he has asked God to smite the

eyes of the enemy And Elisha said to them, this

is not the way neither is this the city follow

me and I will bring you to the man whom you seek

and he led them to Samaria. So they were being

led to Samaria not realizing that Elisha the

one leading them was the man they wanted but

God had blinded their eyes. So they didn't see

him the way he was. And so and it came to pass

when they have come into Samaria their Elisha

said Lord open the eyes of these men that they

may see and the Lord open their eyes and they

saw and behold they were in the middle of Samaria

and the king of Israel said Elisha when he saw

them my father shall I smite them shall I smite

them you know now the king of Israel wants his

revenge on this army that was chasing them down.

But Elisha led them there and the Holy Spirit

of God, the supernatural power of God is what

blinded them to not know that he was Elisha or

where he was leading them. And he answered and

said, You will not smite them. Would you smite

those whom you take in captive with your sword

and your bow? Set bread and water before them

that they may eat and drink and go to their master.

He was treating them like prisoners of war. you

know he had brought them in he you know the Lord

had encompassed roundabout and he brought them

in. And there was one important scripture we

missed when we were when we were reading I skipped

over by accident and 16 it says Fear not for

they with us are more than they with them In

other words when he had asked God to open the

eyes of his servant to see the chariots and the

horses He saw that there were more men with Elisha

and the servant than there was the entire army

around that city That's how much help you have

on your side. We have angels. We have the Holy

Spirit and the angels. The Bible says are innumerable.

So you can trust God. You can trust God. So they

fed the king of Israel fed the prisoners of war

and then they left and then they left and it

says. And they prepared great provision and when

they had eaten and drunk he sent them away and

they went their master. So the bands of Syria

came no more into the land of Israel. Hallelujah.

God protected them, and He will protect you.

He will protect you, and He will bless you in

ways that you can't even imagine. That's how

good our God is. He is a faithful, loving, heavenly

Father. Heavenly Father. Remember, He's in heaven

above everything. He sees all. He knows all.

We're going to take a minute here, and we're

going to go to a couple of songs, and I want

you to to sing along if you know them if you

don't just listen we're going to talk it's good

one of them is going to talk about the power

of god and the next going to talk about how great

god is he's a great god and i'll be right back

on the other side This is for the lost and lonely

For the broken and afraid This is for those who

are hurting Hoping help is on the way Can't just

say Holy holy holy holy holy holy our God is

a holy God and He's right there with you right

now And we want to give you opportunity if you

want to know this Jesus if you've not received

him as Lord and Savior I Ask you to pray this

prayer with me right now dear Jesus. I come before

you right now. I Ask you to fill my heart with

you I pray that you forgive me of my sin, I repent,

and I ask you to help me to live my life for

you. In Jesus' name, amen. hallelujah if you

prayed that prayer today God is right there and

filled you welcome to the family of God or if

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