Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, “My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he took a bow and arrows. Then he said to the king of Israel, “Draw the bow,” and he drew it. And Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands. And he said, “Open the window eastward,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot,” and he shot. And he said, “The Lord's arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Syria! For you shall fight the Syrians in Aphek until you have made an end of them.” And he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground with them.” And he struck three times and stopped. Then the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Syria until you had made an end of it, but now you will strike down Syria only three times.” 2 Kings 13:14-19
· Shooting the arrows required effort and aim.
· Shooting the arrows required instruction and help from the prophet of God.
· Shooting the arrows had to be done through an open window.
· Shooting the arrows had to be done without knowing the exact outcome ahead of time. The target was only fully known by faith.
· Shooting the arrows was ineffective because it was not repeated enough, reflecting a lack of confidence in the process.
· Shooting the arrows had its strategic moment, and when that moment passed it was gone.
· Failing to shoot the arrows hurts others, not only our self.
ii. There are many situations in which we should keep “shooting the arrows,” but we content ourselves with a small effort. “He should have continued smiting till the prophet had said, Enough.” (Trapp)
· Keep shooting in the battle against sin.
· Keep shooting in the attainment of Christian knowledge.
· Keep shooting in the attainment of faith.
· Keep shooting to do more for the kingdom of God.
· Keep shooting because the world, the flesh, and the devil will not stop their shooting."
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i got a soy latte and they wrote "yudith" in it; is it because i have bad projection and/or poor enunciation or is everyone deaf or do baristas not know how to spell or wat
also why are all the baristas at perk's mean poopfaces; how did they even get their jobs
jamba juice people made my day
unnecessarily tripping out over a haunting silhouette that i am simultaneously grateful and disappointed to misidentify
i would like to give my siblings smothering hugs
