• Don’t ignore God and make Him your last option.
“ONE LIFE”
Principles Of A Miracle
“What should we do?” the king of Israel cried out. “The Lord has brought the three of
us here to let the king of Moab defeat us.” But King Jehoshaphat of Judah asked, “Is
there no prophet of the Lord with us? If there is, we can ask the Lord what to do
through him.” One of King Joram’s officers replied, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He
used to be Elijah’s personal assistant.” Jehoshaphat said, “Yes, the Lord speaks through
him.” So the king of Israel, King Jehoshaphat of Judah, and the king of Edom went to
consult with Elisha.
2 Kings 3:10-12 (NLT)
Three things that you are common to all miracles:
1. Despair.
Gideon answered, “Please don’t take this wrong, but if the Lord is helping us, then
why have all of these awful things happened? We’ve heard how the Lord performed
miracles and rescued our ancestors from Egypt. But those things happened long ago.
Now the Lord has abandoned us to the Midianites.”
Judges 6:13 (CEV)
“Why are you coming to me?” Elisha asked the king of Israel. “Go to the pagan
prophets of your father and mother!” But King Joram of Israel said, “No! For it was the
Lord who called us three kings here—only to be defeated by the king of Moab!”
2 Kings 3:13 (NLT)
2. Demand.
But stop worrying! Just remember what the Lord your God did to Egypt and its king.
You saw how the Lord used his tremendous power to work great miracles and bring
you out of Egypt. And he will again work miracles for you when you face these
enemies you fear so much.
Deuteronomy 7:18-19 (CEV)
• If you serve God others will get a break because of you.
Elisha replied, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, I wouldn’t even
bother with you except for my respect for King Jehoshaphat of Judah.
2 Kings 3:14 (NLT)
3. Dependency.
Then Joshua addressed the people: “Sanctify yourselves. Tomorrow God will work
miracle-wonders among you.”
Joshua 3:5 (Msg)
Principles of Miracles:
• The more people I get involved the better of I will be.
So King Joram promptly mustered the army of Israel and marched from Samaria. On
the way, he sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has
rebelled against me. Will you join me in battle against him?” And Jehoshaphat replied,
“Why, of course! You and I are as one. My troops are your troops, and my horses are
your horses.”
2 Kings 3:6-7 (NLT)
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You have to listen when God speaks, but you have to create the
right environment.
But now bring me a musician.” Then it happened, when the musician played, that the
hand of the Lord came upon him.
2 Kings 3:15 (NKJV)
• Miracles never look like miracles on the front end.
And he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.
2 Kings 3:16 (NKJV)
Then Elisha said, “The Lord says to dig holes in the valley.
2 Kings 3:16 (NCV)
The king of Edom and his troops joined them, and all three armies traveled along a
roundabout route through the wilderness for seven days.
2 Kings 3:9a (NLT)
You will see neither wind nor rain, says the Lord, but this valley will be filled with
water. You will have plenty for yourselves and your cattle and other animals.
2 Kings 3:17 (NLT)
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
Romans 8:31 (NKJV)
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• If you choose a team, choose the right people to be on it.
But when they got up the next morning, the sun was shining across the water, making
it appear red to the Moabites—like blood.
2 Kings 3:22 (NLT)
“I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask,
my Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three gather together as
my followers, I am there among them.”
Matthew 18:19-20 (NLT)
• Obedience to God on the front end, is better than crying and
pleading on the back end
Then Jehoshaphat asked, “What route will we take?” “We will attack from the
wilderness of Edom,” Joram replied. The king of Edom and his troops joined them, and
all three armies traveled along a roundabout route through the wilderness for seven
days. But there was no water for the men or their animals.
2 Kings 3:8-9 (NLT)
Miracles always point you in the right direction.
Our stubborn ancestors
refused to obey—
they forgot about the miracles
you had worked for them,
and they were determined to return to Egypt
and
become slaves again.
Nehemiah
9:16 (CEV)
So they departed from him and returned to their own land.
2 Kings 3:27b (NKJV)
So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious
miracles and obeying his commands.
Psalm 78:7 (NLT)