Elisha: The Dry Valley
“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters.” (Isaiah 55:1)
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is
made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)
Act 1 — We Got This!
“There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.” (Proverbs 14:12)
Nothing will expose what you’re trusting faster
than a season where you stop praying because things are going well.
Competence can quietly replace prayer
when the problem looks manageable.
Act 2 — We Don’t Got This
“Has the Lord brought us out here to destroy us?” (2 Kings 3:10)
finances collapse (Matthew 6:25)
a diagnosis worsens (Psalm 41:3)
relationships unravel (Psalm 34:18)
anxiety spikes overnight (Psalm 94:19)
We are always desperate for God—we just don’t always realize it.
“Apart from Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5)
Act 3 — A Great Idea
“Is there no prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of the Lord?”
(2 Kings 3:11)
“What have I to do with you?” (2 Kings 3:13)
Act 4 — An Unexpected Request
“Bring me a harpist.” (2 Kings 3:15)
“Set your minds on things above.” (Colossians 3:2)
Act 5 — Digging Ditches
“Make this valley full of ditches.” (2 Kings 3:16)
“This is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord.” (2 Kings 3:18)
“We walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7)
Act 6 — The Trust First, Dig First Principle
“Prepare the way of the Lord.” (Isaiah 40:3)
“Show me your faith… and I will show you my faith by my works.” (James 2:18)
Act 7 —What Ditch Will You Dig?
“Be doers of the word, and not hearers only.” (James 1:22)
Act 8 — The Waiting Test
“For in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9)
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope.” (Hebrews 10:23)
Act 9 — Then Came the Morning
We serve the God of suddenly.
Act 10 — When others say: “That’s easy for you.”
- the digging (Psalm 126:5)
- the worship (Psalm 34:1)
- the repentance (Psalm 51:17)
- the waiting (Psalm 40:1–3)