July 17

<p>II Kings 6-9 We are in the Nation Stream reading from The Message. 7streamsmethod.com | @7StreamsMethod | @serenatravis | #7Stream | <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YPPA8XGTQ2YHU">Donate</a></p> <!--more--> <p>Commentary by Dr. Drake Travis</p> <blockquote> <div>Lord, Elisha is simply a fascinating character and servant of you.  Make and commission more like him. We pray you use us dynamically the way you used Elisha.</div> </blockquote> <p>6 - Elisha's miracles continue. Here is a nature/gravity miracle that is, in terms if physics, equivalent to Jesus walking on water. And it isn't a magic show. It's the repairing of a problem and letting the ministry continue because of God using Elisha in a spectacular way.  His involvement during times of war is impressive.   Elijah's power and access to the spiritual world of angels is used in a magnificent way.  Huge angels of armies appear, the enemy army is struck into blindness and confusion. Then an enemy army is "captured" by mysterious circumstances and Elisha insists they be fed and comforted.  It's near tongue-in-cheek comedy that works. That army leaves Samaria fed and fine and never attacked again.  The famine and cannibalism gets conveniently blamed on Elisha by the Israelite King (huh?!). The King wants Elisha dead and sends an executioner.  Elisha's not too troubled however.</p> <div>7 - Elisha declares the famine will be a non-issue within a day, but the king's attendant won't get a bite of the bountiful food that will be found.  The story of how this happens is strange and shocking and fascinating when the enemy camp "hears" a huge army stampeding in their direction.  Thank you God for sending angels again!  The deserted camp is loaded with food and weapons and lucre and ... God supplies again as Elisha is simply manning his ministerial post and speaking for God.  I hope these stories are hitting you the way they way they are hitting us: God has unlimited power and all things are possible with Him. He can do