God speaks today Tuesday | May 6, 2025
And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
(2 Kings 6:24)We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
(2 Corinthians 4:8) God's Word can overcome any situation no matter how difficult it is
The story of the siege of Samaria in Second Kings chapter 6 shows us that no situation is too desperate for God. Even in extreme situations like famine and cannibalism, God can provide a solution. As Christians, we should never give up hope because we have a way out available to us through God. The apostle Paul reminds us in Second Corinthians chapter 4 that although we may face trouble, persecution, and distress, we are not helpless or desperate because we have God's power within us. We should always believe in God for a solution to our problems, no matter how difficult they may seem.
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For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
(2 Corinthians 7:5)Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
(Psalm 56:2)Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
(Romans 8:35)And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
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