DCLM Daily Manna for Tuesday 9th November 2021 | Blame Game

DCLM DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL FOR 9TH NOVEMBER 2021

TOPIC: BLAME GAME

KEY VERSE: “Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.” – (2 Kings 6:31)

DCLM Daily Manna 9 November 2021 Tuesday | MESSAGE:

Many people have been misled into taking wrong decisions with terrible consequences because they easily run out of patience and blame an innocent individual to be responsible for their predicament. From the text, Israel experienced a great famine in the days of Elisha. The famine was so intense that food became scarce and very expensive. When a woman narrated how they resorted to cannibalism due to the extremities of the time, the king was infuriated.

He thought God was punishing the nation unnecessarily and decided to vent his anger on Elisha, the prophet of God. To facilitate his threat, the king sent an executioner to Elisha who held a meeting with the elders of the land. The king eventually came to the place where Elisha was, expressing his frustration, after the executioner was stayed through the spiritual authority of Elisha.

DCLM Daily Manna for Tuesday 9th November 2021 | Pastor W.F Kumuyi

It is quite unclear why the king of Israel thought Elisha was responsible for the famine that ravaged the land during his reign. It is hard still to understand why he thought killing the prophet would be a solution. He appeared to forget or minimise his own contribution to the crisis, and did not acknowledge the sins of Israel which brought the displeasure of God in the first place.

Many times, we look away from our faults and begin our search for a scapegoat that can be blamed for our own inconsistencies and failure. The Syrians who imposed economic blockade on the nation were not the problem; neither was it Elisha. The sins of the people made God turn these enemies loose on them. We get our relief faster when we repent than when we continue in our rebellion and blame others for the consequences.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Stop searching for scapegoats; look inwards.

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