Dead End Desperation: Do Your Part and God Will Do His Part

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"What!" exclaimed the king of Israel. "Has the Lord called us three kings together only to hand us over to Moab?” 2 Kings 3:10

But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there no prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of the Lord through him?" An officer of the king of Israel answered, "Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah. Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the Lord is with him." So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. 2 Kings 3:11-12

What do we have to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother. 2 Kings 3:13

"No," the king of Israel answered, "because it was the Lord who called us three kings together to hand us over to Moab.” 2 Kings 3:13

"As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or even notice you." 2 Kings 3:14

1. Sometimes God brings us into these kinds of situations for no other reason than to cause us to .

"The worst and best days of our life could be the same one." Calvin Miller

2. Sometimes we find ourselves in a desperate situation because of .  

3. Sometimes we find ourselves in desperate situations so that we can be an example to someone else who finds themselves in .

4. Sometimes our desperate situation .

I want you to make this valley full of ditches. 2 Kings 3:16

For this is what the Lord says: You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water, and you, your cattle and your other animals will drink. This is an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord; he will also hand Moab over to you. 2 Kings 3:17-18

Water was flowing from the direction of Edom and the land was filled with water. 2 Kings 3:20