Ditches In Dry Places (2 Kin. 3:4-20) (Part3)

The kings, their armies and animals were running out of time. Could anything be done? Was their any way out of this trouble?

• The story took a turn for the better.
• Yes, something could be done!
• King Jehoshaphat asked if there was a prophet of the Lord anywhere.
• If they could find a man of God, Jehoshaphat knew he could get a word from God.
• Of course we're all thinking, “Why didn't they consult God right from the start?”
• The important thing is that they were interested now.
• The benefit of trouble is that it usually draws people toward God.

As Jehoshaphat hoped, the kings got a word from God. It came through God's mouthpiece, Elisha.

• Notice their initiative.
• The three kings went to Elisha, instead of summoning him to come to them.
• Notice their humility.
• The three kings welcomed God's word as delivered, instead of predetermining what its content should be.
• Notice their obedience.
• They did exactly as God said.

God said, “Make this valley full of trenches” (2 Kin. 3:16).

• In other words God said, “I'm sending water, so stop asking and start digging!”
• God's business was to speak, their business is to obey.
• God's business was to provide, their business was to prepare for and preserve His provision.
• To “dig a trench” is to be firmly convinced God's word to you is truth.
• If God answered the prayer of your wildest imagination, would you be ready to handle it?
• God scripted-in the kings and their armies.
• If they wouldn't dig trenches, there would be no water to drink.
• If they wouldn't make the effort to dig, there would be no blessing to enjoy.