Seven Days with Gehazi

By Pauline Youd

Gehazi was not a man without opportunities. As a servant of the prophet Elisha, he had the privilege of observing Elisha's life, hearing his message, and witnessing miracles. Gehazi wanted to be just like Elisha except for one thing. He wanted the acclaim for himself, not for God. So Gehazi became discontented with his lot in life and allowed rebellion to grow in his heart.
Gehazi's greed presented itself full-blown when he saw Naaman's treasures, heard Naaman offer them to his master, and heard his master refuse the deserved reward. Gehazi wanted that treasure more than he wanted anything else, and with greed controlling his mind, he went after it.
Every day we train ourselves in one direction or another by the thoughts we think, the words we say, the actions we take, and the deeds we do. We do not fall in a moment; the predisposition to yield to sin has been forming, building, germinating - but not necessarily consciously so. The story of Gehazi proves once again that each person has a choice when presented with the truth of God. Is He real? Does He reward those who seek Him? Or is life without absolutes, filled only with chance, illusion and greed?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pauline Youd
• Release date: Jul 23, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370189205

Pauline Youd

I like to write, read, teach, sing, play the piano, swim, cook, play in the yard, and walk by the ocean. I prefer coloring books to plain paper, summer to winter, daytime to nightime, and morning to afternoon. I like large families, but I prefer to visit with one friend at a time. I love to study the Bible and discuss what God is doing in the world today, but I can't handle really scary adventure novels. I am more interested in people and animals than in rocks and plants. I tutor reading and writing and prefer second graders. I live with my husband Bill and cat Sasha in the center of California.

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SEVEN DAYS WITH GEHAZI

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Pauline Youd

SEVEN DAYS WITH GEHAZI

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Copyright © 2017 by Pauline Youd

Cover Artist: Gerald Barlow

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SEVEN DAYS WITH GEHAZI

Table of Contents

Day 1 Gehazi’s Position in Life

Day 2 Gehazi’s Privilege

Day 3 Gehazi’s Service

Day 4 Gehazi’s Disappointment

Day 5 Gehazi’s Amazement

Day 6 Gehazi’s Greed

Day 7 Gehazi’s Test

DAY ONE: GEHAZI’S POSITION IN LIFE

Focus on You:

Who do you say you are? A student? A teacher? A CEO? A victim? Perhaps you say, I’m the captain of my ship, or I’m low man on the totem pole. Who does God say you are?