OT DAY 520 - You Will Certainly Die! Any Second Chance? (Please click here for English podcast)

Silence

1.   Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence

2.   Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace and feel His presence. Exhale your worries.

Praise and Thanksgiving

1.   Think through your day, all the times that made you smile

2.   Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people

3.   Open your heart to praise the Lord

      Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,
         and give thanks to his holy name.

        For his anger is but for a moment,

         and his favor is for a lifetime.
        Weeping may tarry for the night,
           but joy comes with the morning.

                                     Psalm 30:4-5

Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method http://bishopsilas.blogspot.ca/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html)

1.  Pray for the Holy Spirit to work in you:

     “Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”

2.  Through the Holy Spirit, examine yourself for a short silence and then pray:

     "Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sin to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gift to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."

The Word (2 Kings 1:1-8)

English(ESV): https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=列+王+紀+下+1&version=ESV

After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

2 Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, “Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.” 3 But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? 4 Now therefore thus says the Lord, You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’” So Elijah went.

5 The messengers returned to the king, and he said to them, “Why have you returned?” 6 And they said to him, “There came a man to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says the Lord, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’” 7 He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came to meet you and told you these things?” 8 They answered him, “He wore a garment of hair, with a belt of leather about his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

                                      2 Kings 1:1-8

Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage we have just read. Offer this time up to Jesus as you listen to him, while listening to "Gabriel's Oboe"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmax47l2hLU

    My Listening

           Just three days ago I reviewed the life of King Ahab of how many chances God gave to him to repent, humble himself and not die. In today's passage we read how Ahab's son King Ahaziah did something wicked by not consulting God but Baal-Zebub. God sent Elijah again just like in Ahab's time to deliver His judgment telling King Ahaziah that he will certainly die.

           Would God give Ahaziah a second chance? Or, more than a second chance just like his father? Well, I guess the answer is YES, but it depends on how Ahaziah responded to God's judgment and warning.
           Your pride will certainly kill you but if you humble yourself and repent, God is merciful and you should have your second chance! You should, not you will! Tomorrow's passage shows that Ahaziah did not have a second chance, sad! 

    Dear Lord Jesus,
    Help us to always humble ourselves so that we won't be under God's severe judgment. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Reflect on these questions:

    1. Why King Ahaziah did that foolish thing? 

2. Do you think Christians would do this foolish thing by consulting fortune tellers? What would be the consequence?

    3. What have you got from Jesus today?

10,000 Reasons

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