When Enough is not Enough
2 Kings 13:17-19
2 Kings 13:17-19
This passage here has always caught my attention. How many could declare guilty ?
I) The Triumph at Hand: vs 17
Open the windows and shoot....THE ARROW OF THE LORD'S DELIVERANCE
When it comes to the enemy, I'm grateful that victory is possible.
You got to see it:
You got to want it:
To many stumble and fall at the hands of the enemy without they even firing a shot.
During the Vietnam War the Vietnamese through their booby traps and jungle tactics and many casualties had discouraged the heart of the American forces. They were having an enormous amount deaths without the American shoulders even seeing the enemy.
But Once they saw the enemy, and that they were not invincible, their moral heighten and the enemy suffered.
Seeing the enemy and having a plan is a must.
Open the windows and shoot....THE ARROW OF THE LORD'S DELIVERANCE
When it comes to the enemy, I'm grateful that victory is possible.
You got to see it:
You got to want it:
To many stumble and fall at the hands of the enemy without they even firing a shot.
During the Vietnam War the Vietnamese through their booby traps and jungle tactics and many casualties had discouraged the heart of the American forces. They were having an enormous amount deaths without the American shoulders even seeing the enemy.
But Once they saw the enemy, and that they were not invincible, their moral heighten and the enemy suffered.
Seeing the enemy and having a plan is a must.
II) The Temptation at Hand: 17b-18
To Stop before its time to stop. For reasons unknown, the king stopped smiting the arrows to the floor after the third time.
Two suggestions on why this happen.
1. He didn't hear what the Prophet was saying. He heard but he didn't hear. Jesus often cried, he that hath an ear, let him hear. After preaching Sunday after Sunday, it's evident that many who listen are hearing, but yet not hearing.
2. He didn't have the Heart to keep smiting the floor. He thought it was enough.
This is the great curse of the end time church.
I've prayed enough
I've given enough
Ive read enough
Let me ask, when is enough, enough?
To Stop before its time to stop. For reasons unknown, the king stopped smiting the arrows to the floor after the third time.
Two suggestions on why this happen.
1. He didn't hear what the Prophet was saying. He heard but he didn't hear. Jesus often cried, he that hath an ear, let him hear. After preaching Sunday after Sunday, it's evident that many who listen are hearing, but yet not hearing.
2. He didn't have the Heart to keep smiting the floor. He thought it was enough.
This is the great curse of the end time church.
I've prayed enough
I've given enough
Ive read enough
Let me ask, when is enough, enough?
III) The Tragedy at Hand: 19
Although he saw some victory, he didn't see the victory he could have seen. Reckon what we are missing out on by not going beyond the limit.
I had a pastor that warned me as a young preacher many years ago. He said, at the Judgement Seat of Christ, when our works are placed in the fire, we will see the price of our laziness.
There will not be a soul then, who will not wish they had done better.
Although he saw some victory, he didn't see the victory he could have seen. Reckon what we are missing out on by not going beyond the limit.
I had a pastor that warned me as a young preacher many years ago. He said, at the Judgement Seat of Christ, when our works are placed in the fire, we will see the price of our laziness.
There will not be a soul then, who will not wish they had done better.
Rev DN
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