There are two little nuggets of blessing found in this section. One even deals with God's pedicure.

When you realize you already have all you need, things in life look different.

Two of the power chapters in Isaiah talk about our response to God's call and God's response to our need for help.

The book of Joel is packed with details about God's love and our need for Him. (Sorry I recorded this and forgot to upload it!)

We know all too well that actions have consequences. We don't like the consequences of our actions but they are real and necessary. Soon they'll find out just how serious God was.

God is teaching a pretty powerful lesson here in these verses about what it means to follow faithfully and to be faithful even when those around us aren't faithful to us.

When the evil people seek forgiveness, Jonah gets mad. Sounds a little weird but we do the same thing today.

When we're asked to do something we don't want to do it's easy to run in the opposite direction. But if it's what we're really supposed to be doing, we won't be able to get far!

We like our punishment well thought out. But sometimes there are better punishments that we can't even imagine! Some things are best left to God!

If you have a strong mentor in the faith you will know how hard this was for Elisha. How can you carry on the legacy of your mentor?