2Ki 7:9 | KingComments | STEP | After being so absorbed in their blessings, they came to reflect that it was a day of good news. They must not keep the salvation they have received for themselves. If we really appreciate the spiritual riches we have received as believers, we will distribute them. Not only is it important to spread the gospel to unbelievers, but it is also important to share “the mystery of the gospel” ( ) with spiritually poor believers. The men talked about the morning light coming. If they kept everything to themselves, their guilt would be discovered. We see here a picture of the “morning light” of the judgment seat of Christ, where everything will be revealed ( ). When He sits on the judgment seat and we appear before Him there, Christ will make clear what we have done with what we have received. Will He, or will believers, have to reproach us for having kept all riches to ourselves? The men applied the action to the word and went to town. The king and the people must know what they had discovered. At that moment, the people in the city were sleeping with hungry stomachs. They had gone to bed with the only thought that they would be even more miserable the next day. The four men went with the good news to the gatekeepers. They couldn’t do anything else; it was impossible for them to remain silent about these things, just as it was impossible for the apostles not to speak of Christ later on ( ). The love of Christ controls them (cf. ). The gatekeeper told the story of the four lepers in the royal palace. The good news was passed on, higher and higher up to the king.

‏ 2 Kings 7:9

Good News Must Be Told

After being so absorbed in their blessings, they came to reflect that it was a day of good news. They must not keep the salvation they have received for themselves. If we really appreciate the spiritual riches we have received as believers, we will distribute them. Not only is it important to spread the gospel to unbelievers, but it is also important to share “the mystery of the gospel” (Eph 6:19) with spiritually poor believers.

The men talked about the morning light coming. If they kept everything to themselves, their guilt would be discovered. We see here a picture of the “morning light” of the judgment seat of Christ, where everything will be revealed (2Cor 5:10). When He sits on the judgment seat and we appear before Him there, Christ will make clear what we have done with what we have received. Will He, or will believers, have to reproach us for having kept all riches to ourselves?

The men applied the action to the word and went to town. The king and the people must know what they had discovered. At that moment, the people in the city were sleeping with hungry stomachs. They had gone to bed with the only thought that they would be even more miserable the next day.

The four men went with the good news to the gatekeepers. They couldn’t do anything else; it was impossible for them to remain silent about these things, just as it was impossible for the apostles not to speak of Christ later on (Acts 4:20). The love of Christ controls them (cf. 2Cor 5:14a). The gatekeeper told the story of the four lepers in the royal palace. The good news was passed on, higher and higher up to the king.