Lightning and melted earth…

 Melted earth and lightning….

Several years ago, our family set out to cross the U.S. with our travel trailer and a tent…we dropped down through Utah and Colorado, going through 4 corners, Gallup, New Mexico and then across …stopping frequently to see the sights of our vast nation…we only had two deadlines to meet- a TMI  bus in Atlanta, Georgia, as well a the commissioning service two weeks later in Merritt Island, Florida…

We made so many memories, saw so much…but one night stood out above all…Lubbock, Texas…this place is as flat as can be and you can see for miles around…we arrived, set up camp quickly as we could see a storm brewing …then the heavens let loose…a spectacular thunder and lightning storm in all directions….it was like watching the best fireworks show possible…with oohs and awes all around the camping area…as set out in our chairs and on top of the vehicles…what a memory of God’s power…

Melted earth…some commentaries suggested lava flows, others suggest landslides…we have seen both over and over again over the years. Rain soaked mud slides filling and spilling over towns and valleys, decimating communities…or lava flowing down the mountain side, burning everything in its path…

Neither the lightning nor the melted earth could be restrained by human hands…the Lord reigns…

Thank YOU….

 The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;let the many coastlands be glad! 

Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. 

Fire goes before him and  burns up his adversaries all around. His lightnings light up the world;the earth sees and trembles. 

The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,before the Lord of all the earth. 

The heavens proclaim his righteousness,and all the peoples see his glory. 

All worshipers of images are put to shame,who make their boast in worthless idols;worship him, all you gods! 

Zion hears and is glad,and the daughters of Judah rejoice,because of your judgments, O Lord. 

For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;you are exalted far above all gods. 

O you who love the Lord, hate evil!

He preserves the lives of his saints;he delivers them from the hand of the wicked. 

Light is sown for the righteous,and joy for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,and give thanks to his holy name!

Ps.97.1-12

Songs…

 Songs…

I copied the 2022 Dove awards to watch when I wanted to…so I have been watching a bit for several evenings…not all to my preferred style of music, but so grateful that so many people can come together, worshipping the same God with music of a variety of styles…

At one of the conferences I went to this last month Phil Wickham was featured. A contemporary Christian music writer, he led the group of people in singing and worship…he was one of the award receivers…Song writer of the Year…a gifted young man along with so many others…using his gift to serve…

Then reading todays  psalm…96…sing, sing, sing…these people in the Dove awards were doing just that, declaring His glory among the nations…giving us new songs  of praise…

Thank YOU….help us to praise You with songs, ancient and new…

 Oh sing to the Lord a new song;sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name;tell of his salvation from day to day. 

Declare his glory among the nations,his marvelous works among all the peoples! 

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;he is to be feared above all gods. 

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,but the Lord made the heavens. 

Splendor and majesty are before him;strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 

Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,ascribe to the Lord glory and strength! 

Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;bring an offering, and come into his courts! 

Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;tremble before him, all the earth! 

Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;he will judge the peoples with equity.” 

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;let the sea roar, and all that fills it;     let the field exult, and everything in it!

Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy     before the Lord, for he comes,for he comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness,and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Ps.96.1-13

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I saved the best until the last…

But, first Eutychus…a young to whom many can relate…falling asleep during a sermon…

One of my friends  in high school was watching a movie during one of his classes…fell asleep, and as his head slipped off of his hand, his head hit the “ projector “ and moved the whole movie off the screen…rude awakening…woke up the whole class…

For Eutychus, he was sitting in the open window, air filled with the smoky lamp oil fumes, a long-winded orator, late at night… a prescription for falling asleep…falls three stories to the hard cobblestones below…lives to tell his tale…as well as the other listeners that night could tell their tale of the young life was saved…

Eutychus…

 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered. And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.” And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed. And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted.

Acts.20.7-12

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Drum roll….

Jesus….

Which brings us to Jesus….this young man we follow from birth to death and beyond…He came to change the world, not be changed by circumstances…He came with a plan that was spoken of in Genesis…He came with a purpose that involves all of mankind…He was prophesied about for thousands of years…He was there at the beginning…

 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Rev.1.8

 For to us a child is born,to us a son is given;and the government shall be upon his shoulder,and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 

Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end,on the throne of David and over his kingdom,to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore.The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Isa.9.6-7 

 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Luke.19.10

He came that we might change, be transformed…that we could have a Savior, a Redeemer…have eternal life…

 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

John.3.16-17

And finally…a change imperishable….because of Jesus…

 Behold! I tell you a mystery. 

We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. 

For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 

For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. 

When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory?O death, where is your sting?” 

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

1Cor.15.51-58

Thank YOU….

 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! 

For the Lord is a great God,and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth;the heights of the mountains are his also. 

The sea is his, for he made it,and his hands formed the dry land. Oh come, let us worship and bow down;let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

Ps.95.1-6

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Asking for wisdom….

Solomon… one of the sons of King David…began his rule in his early twenties.  He had been promised the kingship, had watched his father, David then to king…he reigned for 40 years…built the Temple.  He wrote Proverbs, Song of Solomon and Ecclesiastes…

He was prepared for kingship, but preparation to actuality is huge…change…

David admonished Solomon…

 When David's time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, “I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn, that the Lord may establish his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’

1Kgs.2.1-4

Solomon sought wisdom from the Lord…

 Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father, only he sacrificed and made offerings at the high places. And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 

At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.” 

And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. 

And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have given him a son to sit on his throne this day. 

And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in. 

And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude. 

Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?” 

It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this. And God said to him, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, behold, I now do according to your word. 

Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you. 

I give you also what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that no other king shall compare with you, all your days. 

And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.”

1Kgs.3.3-14

At any age we, too can ask for wisdom…

 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”

Jas.1.5

Ruth…a Moabite, widowed, leaving her home country …asked to go with her mother in law…she was diligent, caring, hard working…a non-Israelite, she became part of the lineage of King David and is listed in the genealogy of Jesus…

She sought counsel from Naomi, her widowed mother in law…

So many changes as a young woman…widowhood, traveling, eeking out food as a gleaner to finally remarrying into wealth with Boaz…change…

 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.” And when Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more. 

The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!” So she kept close to the young women of Boaz, gleaning until the end of the barley and wheat harvests. 

And she lived with her mother-in-law. 

He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” 

Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse. And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David. 

Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.

Ruth.1.16-18, Ruth.2.12,Ruth.2.23,Ruth.4.15,Ruth.4.16-22

 https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/51218/how-old-was-solomon-when-he-became-king

Thank YOU…when changes come our way, help us to seek your wisdom as the Wisdom giver…

 If the Lord had not been my help,my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. 

When I thought, “My foot slips,”your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. 

When the cares of my heart are many,your consolations cheer my soul. 

But the Lord has become my stronghold,and my God the rock of my refuge.

Ps.94.17-19, Ps.94.22

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A thoughtful mom send her son with a bit of lunch…barley loaves and fish…knowing as a growing boy, he will need some food at some point in the day…he is thoughtful as well…he shyly or boldly offers to share his lunch …..thinking at least I can share with someone…but, Jesus…blesses it and feeds five thousand with leftovers…the boy’s eyes grow rounder and rounder as he watches the multitude of baskets filled with loaves and fish appearing, being handed out to so many…afterwards he runs home to tell his mom….”mom, mom, you will never guess what happened when Jesus took my lunch….He fed five thousand and had leftovers…look here is my lunch, multiplied”…she hugs him, but he never forgets that multiplied lunch, that Jesus …who gave so much…

Boy with bread and fish…

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simons brother, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” 

Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” 

Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. 

Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” 

So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!” 

John.6.8-14

Children who surrounded Jesus…a Master’s touch…

Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” And he laid his hands on them and went away.

Matt.19.13-15

I have often wondered what those children felt…when Jesus, the

Word, the Creator…when his hand was upon their little heads…did they remember it later as the Man who touched me…did their mothers remember to tell them later in life…about Jesus…did they become followers? Only heaven will tell…

A song that runs through my head …for these verses…He touched Me…by Bill and Gloria Gaither…

[Verse 1]

Shackled by a heavy burden

'Neath a load of guilt and shame

Then the hand of Jesus touched me

And now I am no longer the same

[Chorus]

He touched me, oh He touched me

And oh the joy that floods my soul!

Something happened and now I know

He touched me and made me whole

[Verse 2]

Since I met this blessed Savior

Since He's cleansed and made me whole

Oh I will never cease to praise Him (to praise)

I'll shout it while eternity rolls

 Thank YOU…

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At one of the mission conferences I attended, one missionary made the statement, “ 65 % of missionaries on the field in full time  service now,  went on a short term mission trip as a teen…” 

That statement has stayed with me over the years…my children did short term mission trips or worked in camps in various capacities as teens, now some of my older grandkids are doing the same…

Life changing…

Some more life changes in young people in the Bible ….

Shunammite woman’s son…a promise given, taken, restored…

But the woman conceived, and she bore a son about that time the following spring, as Elisha had said to her. 

When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. So he went in and shut the door behind the two of them and prayed to the Lord. Then he went up and lay on the child, putting his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And as he stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm. Then he got up again and walked once back and forth in the house, and went up and stretched himself upon him. The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. Then he summoned Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite..So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, “Pick up your son.” She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.

2Kgs. 4:17, 32-37…

Just imagine what this boy could tell his peers and all around him….

Jairus’ daughter…faith of a  desperate Jewish father…

And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying.As Jesus went, the people pressed around him. While he was still speaking, someone from the ruler's house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more.” But Jesus on hearing this answered him, “Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well.” And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child. And all were weeping and mourning for her, but he said, “Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But taking her by the hand he called, saying, “Child, arise.” And her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat. And her parents were amazed, but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.

Luke.8.41-42, Luke.8.49-56

Another child with a big story…

Timothy and Titus …admonished young men..Timothy discipled and travelled with Paul…called his son…

So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

2Tim.2.22

Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

 Titus.2.6

Samuel….”speak, for your servant hears”

But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear in the presence of the Lord and dwell there forever.” 

Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him; only, may the Lord establish his word.” 

So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him. And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. 

And the child was young. Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli. 

And she said, “Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the Lord. For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him. 

Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord.”And he worshiped the Lord there. 

Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy clothed with a linen ephod. Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man. 

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. 

At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. 

The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. 

Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am!” and ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” 

But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. 

And the Lord called again, “Samuel!” and Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” 

But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” 

Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. 

And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” 

Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.’” 

So Samuel went and lay down in his place. And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.” Then the Lord said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which the two ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. 

And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. 

And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord. And the Lord appeared again at Shiloh, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the Lord.

1Sam..1.28,1Sam.2.18,1Sam.2.26,1Sam.3.1-11, 1 Sam.3.19-21

A boy prayed for, given into service by a promise keeping mother…life changing…

Thank YOU…for working in the lives of these young people as examples for us in the scriptures ….we don’t have to be older to have these God moments…

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Reading through these passages of young people has been a blessing…their human responses…God’s answers, care…change…

Jeremiah…a young man…called to be a prophet…”I am with you”

Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,and before you were born I consecrated you;

I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” 

Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” 

But the Lord said to me,“Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’;for to all to whom I send you, you shall go,and whatever I command you, you shall speak. 

Do not be afraid of them,for I am with you to deliver you,declares the Lord.” 

Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. 

And the Lord said to me,“Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. 

See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms,to pluck up and to break down,to destroy and to overthrow,to build and to plant.”

Jer.1.4-10

Mary…a young woman betrothed…a major shift in her life…fear turns to obedience…

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. 

And the virgin's name was Mary. 

And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 

But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 

And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 

And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 

And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. 

And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

Luke.1.26-35, 38

Esther…faithful, courageous…

 Then the king's young men who attended him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king.

And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in Susa the citadel, under custody of Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women. 

Let their cosmetics be given them. 

And let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.” 

This pleased the king, and he did so. 

He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. 

The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter. 

So when the king's order and his edict were proclaimed, and when many young women were gathered in Susa the citadel in custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put in custody of Hegai, who had charge of the women. 

And the young woman pleased him and won his favor. 

And he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and her portion of food, and with seven chosen young women from the king's palace, and advanced her and her young women to the best place in the harem. 

Esther had not made known her people or kindred, for Mordecai had commanded her not to make it known. 

And every day Mordecai walked in front of the court of the harem to learn how Esther was and what was happening to her. 

the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. 

Then the king gave a great feast for all his officials and servants; it was Esther's feast. 

He also granted a remission of taxes to the provinces and gave gifts with royal generosity. 

For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. 

And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” 

Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, “Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. 

I and my young women will also fast as you do. 

Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.”

Esth.2.2-4, Esth.2.7,Esth.2.8-11,Esth.2.17-19, Esther 4.14-16

Naaman’s  slave…faith of a child…leading her Master to the God who heals…

Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. 

He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. 

Now the Syrians on one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Naaman's wife. 

She said to her mistress, “Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! 

He would cure him of his leprosy.” 

So Naaman went in and told his lord, “Thus and so spoke the girl from the land of Israel.” 

And the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.”

So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

2Kgs.5.1-5

 So he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 

Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and he came and stood before him. 

And he said, “Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel; so accept now a present from your servant.” 

Then Naaman said, “If not, please let there be given to your servant two mule loads of earth, for from now on your servant will not offer burnt offering or sacrifice to any god but the Lord. 

In this matter may the Lord pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, leaning on my arm, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, the Lord pardon your servant in this matter.” He said to him, “Go in peace.”2Kgs.5.14,2Kgs.5.15,2Kgs.5.17-19a

From a young prophet to a young woman, an orphan to an Commander…change of direction….

God works in all people…

Thank YOU….