“What shall I give you?” what would you say?
What selection criteria would you use to decide what to ask?
- Pleasure: riches, creature comforts
- Pride: popularity, fame
- Problem-removal: trials, enemies
“What shall I give you?” what would you say?
What selection criteria would you use to decide what to ask?
Elisha met a woman who was destitute, (2Kgs 4:1-7). He knew she had been faithful to God. She cried out to him because her husband was dead and she had no money to pay her bills.
The most dangerous time for a leader is when that leader becomes powerful.
Consider Uzziah.
As long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper, 2Chr 26:3-5.
When Uzziah became powerful, he was filled with pride.
That began a downward spiral in his life.