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07.27.10

Bear Attack

Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some
youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, "Go up, you
baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!" So he turned around and looked at them, and
pronounced a curse on them in the name of the LORD. And two female bears
came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths. Then he went from
there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria. - 2 Kings
2:23-25.

I saw this story first on Fox News about the bear who took a ride in a car.
It happened in Colorado while the vehicle's owner, Ben Story and his family
were asleep. A large black bear was apparently attracted by a sandwich that
was in the back seat. The bear successfully opened the car door but once
inside the door shut, and he could not exit. The bear then went berserk
trashing the inside of the car, knocked the car out of gear, turned on the
four-way flashers, and began honking the horn as the car rolled down the
hill. At least he was a courteous driver warning of the out of control
vehicle! That is when Ben Story and his family awoke. Police officers were
finally able to tie a rope to the door handle and opened it safely from a
distance. The bear then made his escape.

In 2 Kings is this strange story about Elisha the prophet being mocked by a
group of young people. Apparently, Elisha was bald, that much is clear, but
there is the "Go up" that is repeated. What is that about? This story occurs
just after the ascension of Elijah in the flaming chariot and whirlwind (2
Kings 2:11-12) directly into Heaven bypassing death as Enoch did (Genesis
5:23-24). Elisha was obviously sharing this great occurrence with all that
he encountered and this group of young people was telling him to go up like
he said that Elijah had. They doubted Elisha's story and they doubted God.
The response of Elisha was to pray a curse upon the group of young people.
Immediately, two bears wreck just as much havoc upon them as the bear did to
the interior of Ben Story's car.

Some people are reckless in their doubting and mocking of God. Some people
are reckless in their doubting and mocking of God's people. Some people are
reckless in their doubting and mocking of God's servants. Just tonight I
read comments on a website that were mocking of God. This story in 2 Kings
is a warning of the risk that is involved in the doubting and mocking of God
and His people. There are strange and sudden deaths that occur every week,
how many of them are divine interventions? There is, I believe, a line that
must not be crossed. When it is crossed with our irreverent words and
behavior a time of reckoning will come upon us.

There are millions of Christians, at least they claim to be Christians; who
would never blatantly mock God, His people, or His servants. However, they
do mock God, they do doubt God, by the way they live their lives. They never
pray, they never read the Bible, they never go to church, they never
witness, they never give to God's work - they are practical atheists,
mockers, and doubters of God. If you are one of these people I beg of you
before it is too late to turn back to God and begin living your life for
Him.

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