Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
June 27, 2022: SOAP #4589: 2Kings 13,14; 2Chronicles 25; 2Timothy 3

SCRIPTURE: 2Kings (NIV) 13:22 Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz. 23 But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy them or banish them from his presence.

OBSERVATION:  This verse reveals the faithfulness of God!  He had made a covenant with Abraham around 2000BC.  (very rough estimate!)  God remembered His covenant with Abraham in the days of King Jehoahaz 800BC. (not quite so rough estimate)  1200 years later Abraham was off the scene, but God was still on the scene, and still remembering His covenant!   What a God!   

Now it is 2200AD!  (exact date!)  It is 4200 years later.  Abraham is off the scene.  King Jehoahaz is off the scent.  But God is still on the scene.  The land of the covenant now holds the nation of Israel!  What a testimony of God’s faithfulness!

APPLICATION:  I can count on God to keep His promises!   HE is the original PROMISE KEEPER!  The better I know God’s Word, the Bible, the better I will know and understand His promises.  His promises are expressions of His character.  So the better I know HIM, the better I will have faith in His promises. 

PRAYER:  Heavenly Father, to know you is so much better than just knowing about you.  But the longer I know you, the more I learn about you!  You continue to amaze me as you reveal yourself in your word.  Amen

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