DAILY STRENGTH FOR MEN
March 7 (day 2)
Passage: Verse in Context - 2 Kings 2:19-22 NRSV
The people of the city said to Elisha, "The location of this city is good, as my lord sees; bu the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful." He said, "Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it." So they brought it to him. Then he went to the spring of water and threw the salt into it, and said, "Thus says the LORD, I have made this water wholesome; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it." So the water has been wholesome to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke.
Related Passage - Matthew 5:13 NASB
"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
Related Passage - Colossians 4:2-6 NASB
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; that I may make it clear in the way that I ought to proclaim it. Conduct yourselves with wisdom towards outsiders, making the most of the opportunitiy. Your speech must always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
Questions for Refelction and Application
* When you were growing up, what challenges did you face in connecting with your father? Did the relationship get better or worse as you go older? Why?
* If your father still is alive, what can you do to improve your relationship with him? If you have sons, how can you develop a strong relationship with them?
* What other family relationships do you have that could be improved, and what are you prepared to do to improve those relationships?
Almighty God, just as you can heal poisonous water with salt, you can heal anything - even deep hurts from my past - with anything. I ask for your healing in whatever way you choose to deliver it. Amen.
March 7 (day 2)
Passage: Verse in Context - 2 Kings 2:19-22 NRSV
The people of the city said to Elisha, "The location of this city is good, as my lord sees; bu the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful." He said, "Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it." So they brought it to him. Then he went to the spring of water and threw the salt into it, and said, "Thus says the LORD, I have made this water wholesome; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it." So the water has been wholesome to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke.
Related Passage - Matthew 5:13 NASB
"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
Related Passage - Colossians 4:2-6 NASB
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; that I may make it clear in the way that I ought to proclaim it. Conduct yourselves with wisdom towards outsiders, making the most of the opportunitiy. Your speech must always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
Questions for Refelction and Application
* When you were growing up, what challenges did you face in connecting with your father? Did the relationship get better or worse as you go older? Why?
* If your father still is alive, what can you do to improve your relationship with him? If you have sons, how can you develop a strong relationship with them?
* What other family relationships do you have that could be improved, and what are you prepared to do to improve those relationships?
Almighty God, just as you can heal poisonous water with salt, you can heal anything - even deep hurts from my past - with anything. I ask for your healing in whatever way you choose to deliver it. Amen.
DAILY STRENGTH FOR MEN
March 7 (day 2)
Passage: Verse in Context - 2 Kings 2:19-22 NRSV
The people of the city said to Elisha, "The location of this city is good, as my lord sees; bu the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful." He said, "Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it." So they brought it to him. Then he went to the spring of water and threw the salt into it, and said, "Thus says the LORD, I have made this water wholesome; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it." So the water has been wholesome to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke.
Related Passage - Matthew 5:13 NASB
"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
Related Passage - Colossians 4:2-6 NASB
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; that I may make it clear in the way that I ought to proclaim it. Conduct yourselves with wisdom towards outsiders, making the most of the opportunitiy. Your speech must always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
Questions for Refelction and Application
* When you were growing up, what challenges did you face in connecting with your father? Did the relationship get better or worse as you go older? Why?
* If your father still is alive, what can you do to improve your relationship with him? If you have sons, how can you develop a strong relationship with them?
* What other family relationships do you have that could be improved, and what are you prepared to do to improve those relationships?
Almighty God, just as you can heal poisonous water with salt, you can heal anything - even deep hurts from my past - with anything. I ask for your healing in whatever way you choose to deliver it. Amen.
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