Sharon Sharing God: CHARIOTS OF FIRE

Monday, July 11, 2011

CHARIOTS OF FIRE

CHARIOTS OF FIRE

(Inspired by 2 Kings 6:8-17)

Mighty king of Aram

At war with the armies of God,

Confers with his officers

Sending troops with a kingly nod.

But Elisha, chosen prophet

Warns the Israelite king,

And the armies of mighty Aram

Show up and find nothing.

This happens over and over again

The mighty king is mad,

He wonders who the traitor is

That's making his war go bad!

He calls his officers once again

And demands to know the man,

Who's talking to the Israelite king

Whose treason is ruining his plan.

They say, “It's not us, it's Elisha

He knows your secret whims,

Don't accuse us of wrongdoing

The real enemy is him.”

So the mighty king of Aram

Issues this urgent command,

“Go and find where Elisha is

I will take him from his land.”

The report comes back to Aram

Dothan is where you must go,

And the troops surround the city

Waiting their power to show.

Elisha's servant wakes one morn

And has himself a scare,

There are soldiers, and horses, a multitude

And chariots everywhere.

“Oh Elisha,” he cries with fear

“What will we ever do?

There are so many, they are so strong

And we are just we two.”

“Don't be afraid,” Elisha says

“For there are more on our side.”

And he bows his head and asks the Lord

“Open my friend's eyes wide!”

When the servant looks up, he sees anew

Their fate is no longer dire,

The hillsides are full of angels and horses

And mighty chariots of fire.

Sometimes when we're alone and afraid

We fail to see what's real,

That God is always on our side

In ways we can't always feel.

So trust the eyes that see in faith

Beyond the veil of this life,

And know that God's resources

Are there in every strife.

The circumstances that daunt our hearts

And seem so terribly dire,

Are really just chances for God to win…

…with His glorious chariots of fire.

April 15, 2006

(ANNOUNCEMENT: In honor of my anniversary, I am giving my husband a special gift. I will be absent from Blog Land for a few days so we can spend some time together, just he and I, and no distractions! It's hard to let go of my daily blog commitment (obsession??) – but, some things are just more important! Please join me again for "Fan the Flame Friday" – and as always, GOD BLESS!)

BLOG = "Blessedly Leaning On God!"

13 comments:

DebbieJuly 11, 2011 at 4:15 AM
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I LOVE this!! My heart started kind of racing as I read through it. By the time I got to the end, I felt like standing up to cheer.
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AnonymousJuly 11, 2011 at 5:49 AM
Ditto Debbie! Great recount of this inspirational story - God help us to see beyond the natural to the heavenly strings you're working unto victory - and all good things and beauty! Have plenty of that on your respite with hubby!
Joy!
Kathy
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Janettessage.blogspot.comJuly 11, 2011 at 5:58 AM
This is one of my most favorite scriptures...it has such power and I am reminded again, open my eyes Lord so I can see your army that is behind me and the small army in front. Thanks for reminding me of this power scripture.
Happy Anniversary! I am visiting slowly while still unpacking.
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http://bitsandpieces-sonja.blogspot.com/July 11, 2011 at 9:28 AM
Absolutely awesome Sharon! Gave me chills. GIRL... you can write!!!! :)

Happy Anniversary, don't even turn your computer on... just enjoy these days.

xo
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Chatty CroneJuly 11, 2011 at 12:05 PM
HAVE A GREAT MINI BLOG VACATION - did it my self and come back feeling great!
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PeggyJuly 11, 2011 at 12:37 PM
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PeggyJuly 11, 2011 at 12:39 PM
WOW! Sharon... a Biblical poem/prose of a victorious triumph of Chariots with Fire and there's plenty of fire in the gifted woman that writes like this! Awesome job!

I too, stood or wanted to stand ...and cheer upon the end like Debbie!

A blessed and happy anniversary as you disconnect from us and connect to your spouse...with a special time of love and devotion. God bless you both and enrich your time together. Know we are rooting you on whether noticed or not, your heart is right and this attitude gives God glory!

Love ya' girl,
Peggy
See ya'on the weekend, looking forward to it! Sorry about the delete..errors get to me so...
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bettyJuly 11, 2011 at 12:51 PM
happy anniversary Sharon and hubby! wonderful gift to give the both of you!! I loved this poem, it would make a great children's book; I could see the illustrations!! Enjoy your time!!

betty
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JTJuly 11, 2011 at 8:17 PM
Happy Anniversary! My wife and I will celebrate our 45th Anniversary August 26th. God bless you.
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Janis Van KeurenJuly 13, 2011 at 12:25 AM
Great poem bursting into Chariots of Fire. Love it.
Have a Happy Anniversary! You deserve a break!

Blessings,
Janis
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Anita JohnsonJuly 13, 2011 at 7:11 AM
Happy Anniversary! We will be here ready to read when you get back! Enjoy these free days!
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lioneagleJuly 14, 2011 at 3:56 AM
Hi Sharon -

Happy Anniversary!

Thank you for this rhythmic piece. It sang to me. I enjoyed it indeed.

It is good that you took a respite from blog land. Sometimes we need to do such...
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SharonJuly 18, 2011 at 5:28 PM
Thank you, dear friends, for stopping by while I was gone. It was a much-needed break. "The Hub" and I had a great time together. And the Lord had some things to say to me, too, while I was just listening to Him (and not blogging about it - though I'll probably end up blogging about it!)

I continue to ask God to open my eyes to the reality that I don't see. To stop looking at the scary armies around me, and look instead to the mighty chariots of fire!!

GOD BLESS you all - I missed you!

And J.T. - wow, congrats on your upcoming 45th! My best wishes to you and your wife!
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MY WORD FOR 2016

GRATEFUL

Grateful: feeling or showing thanks to someone for some helpful act; appreciative of benefits received; warmly or deeply thankful; indebted; beholden.

Word origin: 1550's, "pleasing to the mind," also "full of gratitude," from obsolete adj. grate "agreeable, thankful," from Latin gratus "pleasing" – derived from the same word origin as the word "grace."

The trick to changing your behavior is to become more thankful.

The practice of gratitude involves a focus on the present moment, on appreciating your life as it is today and what has made it so.

Let us begin an eternal quest to express in new and creative ways our thanks to God.

So I'm breathing in Your grace,

And I'm breathing out Your praise.

Let our prayers be the overflow of a grateful heart to God.

Three steps in prayer:

PRAISE – praise, reverence, worship, adoration, and awe for who God is and what He does

ASK – honest, earnest, and intense requests

THANK YOU – always end with thanksgiving for everything

Pulpit commentary:

In everything give thanks.

In every circumstance – in joy and in sorrow; for everything – for prosperity and for adversity; in every place – in the house of God and on the bed of sickness.

Christians should not only be engaged in constant prayer, but in constant thanksgiving.

For this – this thankful spirit – is the will of God, His desire.

God by the gift of his Son has laid us under the obligation of perpetual thanksgiving. Our whole lives ought to be one continued thank-offering for all the blessings of redemption.

Gill's Exposition:

Thanks are to be given to him for all things…

For all temporal good things;

for our beings, the preservation of them;

for food and raiment, and all the mercies of life;

for the means of grace, the word and ordinances, and the ministers of the Gospel;

for spiritual blessings, for electing, redeeming, regenerating, adopting, pardoning, justifying, and persevering grace:

for a meetness for heaven, a right unto it, and a good hope of it;

and especially for Jesus Christ, for such a…Saviour, and advocate with the Father, as he is; and for life, peace, joy, comfort, righteousness, and salvation in him.

Thanks should be given to God in every circumstance of life; in adversity, as Job did; when not in so comfortable and agreeable a frame of soul as to be wished for…even under the temptations of Satan…since the grace of God is sufficient to bear up under them, and deliver out of them.

[Give thanks] in afflictions of every kind, since they are all for good – temporal, or spiritual, or eternal.

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Love is when you are missing some of your teeth but you're not afraid to smile because you know your friends will still love you even though some of you is missing.

By Emma K. - Age 6

"Out of the mouth of babes..."

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

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When you are uncertain, it helps to have someone remind you what is true – someone who knows you well, who sees you, and keeps track of you – not just your body but your soul.

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Monday, July 11, 2011

CHARIOTS OF FIRE

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