As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, \u201cO LORD, now open their eyes and let them see.\u201d So the LORD opened their eyes, and they discovered that they were in the middle of Samaria.\u00a0 When the king of Israel saw them, he shouted to Elisha, \u201cMy father, should I kill them? Should I kill them?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cOf course not!\u201d Elisha replied. \u201cDo we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and send them home again to their master.\u201d<\/p>\n
Isn’t this a picture of our loving, merciful God?<\/p>\n
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“God is not so much the object of our knowledge as the cause of our wonder.”<\/p>\n
“Faith is not the supposition tht something might be true, but the assurance that Someone is there.”<\/p>\n
“Faith is not logical certainty but a personal relationship.”<\/p>\n
“Here, then, are the two least misleading ways of speaking about the the God who surpasses our understnding: He is personal, and He is love'”<\/p>\n
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