Elijah is told to anoint three men - Hazael as king of Syria, Jehu as king of Israel, and Elisha as prophet. Whomever escapes from one would not from the other. These three people represent needs we have in our lives. Physical needs like sustenance, physical health, finances, etc. The next represents spiritual warfare, being anointed in the secret place of God to take down demonic strongholds. The third represents prophetic insight, divine direction, and revelation. Whatever the need, God stands to supply all our need according to His riches in glory.

1st Kings 19:15-17

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Exodus...an unlikely New Years book of the Bible. Yet, it is a new year for Israel as they are delivered from Pharaoh. The birth pangs of 2025 have set the stage for spiritual birthing God wants to bring forth in 2026. God wants to take the travail of last year and bring forth new life this year in you!

Bethlehem got the proclamation "on earth, peace, and good will toward men." But Bethlehem saw hard times. Rachel dying, the captives of Judah departing into Babylon, the land of confusion. It saw the slaughter of innocent children, boys 2 years and under. The peace proclaimed at Bethlehem is not positive talk, not wishful thinking. It wasn't something nice to write on a Christmas card. The proclamation that the host of Heaven declared was made DESPITE all of those things. Why? Because the answer to them all, the Child born, the given Son, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, Immanuel God-with-us, the Prince of Peace was also found in Bethlehem. Despite this world and its sickness, it's greed, it's lack of love, the passing of loved ones, the heartache, on earth peace and good will toward men. Despite how you think God feels about you in light of your circumstances,the host of Heaven declares "on earth, peace, and goodwill" toward you.

Luke 2:1-16

Micah 5:2

Jeremiah 31:15

Matthew 2:1-18