Having Faith To Eat

2Ki 7:1 ASV - And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of Jehovah: thus saith Jehovah, To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
2Ki 7:2 ASV - Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
2Ki 7:18 ASV - And it came to pass, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;
2Ki 7:19 ASV - and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:
2Ki 7:20 ASV - it came to pass even so unto him; for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died.    A poor confession will bring disaster in your life , When Jesus was on the mountain being tempted by the devil , he spoke only the word of God to satan , he said it is written only the word of his father.

You must read the whole chapter to understand what happens to people that doubt and disbelieve Gods promises.   This was a promise from God their father he heard their cries and and out of his mercy and love he defeated the enemy . It is a story repeated many times in the old testament God said the battle is mine I will fight for you. 

Pslams 91
Psa 91:1 ASV - He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.   Today you can and many do already dwelleth in the secret place of the most high .  Its a matter of abiding in Jesus  . Jhn 15:4 ASV - Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.
Jhn 15:16 ASV - Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.  Abide  Greek: meno  Endure, Enduring:
"to abide," is rendered "to endure" in the AV of Jhn 6:27; 1Pe 1:25 (RV, "abideth"); Hbr 10:34, AV, "enduring (substance)," RV, "abiding."
  Verse   91 :1 is the prerequisite of our faith to receive the following promises ,   with out faith it is impossible to please your father .    Many time Jesus would say after a miraculous healing or deliverance and this being something that is impossible with man.   Jesus would say Your Faith has made You whole.   Most always it would come from a person of non Jewish decent some one not of the Jewish faith.  Religion has nothing to do with the word of God . Jesus told the Jews that because of your fathers traditions  you make of no effect the word of God.  Luk 6:5 ASV - And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the Sabbath. And Sabbath means a spiritual rest we yield our very life unto God and his word and cease from our works in our flesh .  Jesus said if you find your life your fleshly kingdom ! on this earth you will lose your heavenly kingdom in the end of all things.  Heb 4:6 KJV - Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
Heb 4:10 KJV - For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.


Psa 91:2 ASV - I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Here is where you confession and faith will save you confessing Gods word .  The bible says how can two walk together unless they agree , the two here is you and Gods word his promises .
Luk 12:8 ASV - And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:   Confess  Greek: homologeo
Confess, Confession: to declare openly by way of speaking out freely, such confession being the effect of deep conviction of facts .  I will say the Lord , he is my refuge and my fortress.
Jesus said say unto this mountain   Mat 17:20 ASV - And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.  It is not the amount of faith you have it is what you do with the faith you do have right now, and faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God .
 Heb 4-12        For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart. 
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.   The word of God is living ,alive and it will go where we send it
Jesus said he gives us the keys to the kingdom of God with power to bind and loose 
Mat 16:19 ASV - I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.  By faith we speak the word of God and we war against powers and principality's of the air  .

Eph 6:12 ASV - For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Eph 6:13 ASV - Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
Eph 6:14 ASV - Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Psa 91:3 ASV - For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence.    I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress , my only way out of this evil is to confess with you mouth God is your only deliverance .
Psa 91:4 ASV - He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.    I believe this is the heart of Gods love in speaking about his protection for his children .  A mother hen and her chicks it is amazing to watch a mother hen and how she will hover over here children to feed them and keep them warm and if need be fight to the death for her children.

Psa 91:5 ASV - Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
 The fear of the Lord is a clean fear enduring for ever.
Isa 8:12 ASV - Say ye not, A conspiracy, concerning all whereof this people shall say, A conspiracy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be in dread thereof.
Isa 8:13 ASV - Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
Isa 8:14 ASV - And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
The world is in total chaos , every nation is fearful of the all the evil coming upon them.  And all the news is very bad news so fear has torment .  Everything we read and studied in Gods word in the past is coming true the prophecies spoken through out the bible are being fulfilled even as I write this.     The word conspiracy  Heb     conspiracy, treason, (unlawful) alliance . What are we seeing today the word of God coming to fruition .   But we must understand its not a conspiracy to God he is bringing this about he has put these men in power to fulfill his word of prophecy .
1Pe 4:7 ASV - But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer: 
Isa 10:12 ASV - Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
Isa 10:13 ASV - For he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures, and like a valiant man I have brought down them that sit on thrones:
Isa 10:14 ASV - and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

Isa 10:15 ASV - Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood.   God has implemented these men as tools of destruction to bring the final judgement on all the earth.  God is saying these tools cannot work without my hand on them .   Fear God and live he is our psalms 91 he is our refuge from the storm , and I will tell you, now prepare your hearts now to be full of Gods word to be able to stand in that day of darkness .   Matt 24 is what he has shown us and it will happen as he said some may even die.
Rev 12:10 ASV - And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night.
Rev 12:11 ASV - And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.
Who is this word to who has God sent his word to does it apply to all believers you and me.
The scripture above these people that overcame the devil , they were not raptured out were they.
We have a cross to bear a foundation to build now!   Jesus said to count the cost and
Gal 6:7 ASV - Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Gal 6:8 ASV - For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
Gal 6:9 ASV - And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.     Counting the cost of not selling out completely !   falling on this stone and be broken . Of letting Godly sorrow have its perfect work in you , not having a sorrow of the world that will work death in us.   A sorrow that brings no repentance ,  Jesus was the sower sowing the seed of his Father the word of God and the seed that fell into the good ground the honest heart bore much fruit thirty, sixty and one hundred fold.     Rev 3:15 ASV - I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
Rev 3:16 ASV - So because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth.   

  Luk 14:27 ASV - Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:28 ASV - For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?
Luk 14:29 ASV - Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,
Luk 14:33 ASV - So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Luk 14:34 ASV - Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
Luk 14:35 ASV - It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill: men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.l and
 
Isa 10:16 ASV - Therefore will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire.
Isa 10:17 ASV - And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.


Pro 13:8 ASV - The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.
Pro 21:18 ASV - The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

Having done all to stand we stand ,  the unbelief  in the captain sealed his life and he was trampled because of it ! even at the gate.   God not only saved them from their enemy but he fed them also.