
Recover My Authority
Introduction
Recover: Return to a
1 Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “Take your family and move to some other place, for the Lord has called for a famine on Israel that will last for seven years.” 2 So the woman did as the man of God instructed. She took her family and settled in the land of the Philistines for seven years.
3 After the famine ended she returned from the land of the Philistines, and she went to see the king about getting back her house and land. 4 As she came in, the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God. The king had just said, “Tell me some stories about the great things Elisha has done.” 5 And Gehazi was telling the king about the time Elisha had brought a boy back to life. At that very moment, the mother of the boy walked in to make her appeal to the king about her house and land.
“Look, my lord the king!” Gehazi exclaimed. “Here is the woman now, and this is her son—the very one Elisha brought back to life!”
6 “Is this true?” the king asked her. And she told him the story. So he directed one of his officials to see that everything she had lost was restored to her. —2 Kings 8:1-6 (NLT)
My Path To Recovery:
1. Live In
11 “I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.” —1 Samuel 15:11 (NLT)
4 He will cover you with his feathers. —Psalm 91:4 (NLT)
2. Endure With
16 Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren. 17 Then he died, an old man who had lived a long, full life. —Job 42:16-17 (NLT)
18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. —Romans 8:18 (NLT)
3. Make A
16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. —Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV)
4. Walk In
8 As a result of the king’s decree, Esther, along with many other young women, was brought to the king’s harem at the fortress of Susa and placed in Hegai’s care. 9 Hegai was very impressed with Esther and treated her kindly. He quickly ordered a special menu for her and provided her with beauty treatments. He also assigned her seven maids specially chosen from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maids into the best place in the harem. —Esther 2:8-9 (NLT)
3 Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart.4 Then you will find favor with both God and people, and you will earn a good reputation. —Proverbs 3:3-4 (NLT)
52 Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people.
—Luke 2:52 (NLT)
Conclusion
6 So he directed one of his officials to see that everything she had lost was restored to her, including the value of any crops that had been harvested during her absence. —2 Kings 8:6 (NLT)
My Next Step
What factors contribute to whether my life is filled with drama or not?
What do I need to do to keep loyalty and kindness near me?
Remember the Fast and keep it holy.
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