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Instead, Elisha advises the king not to kill them, but rather feed them, then send them home. “So he prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master” (2 Kings 6:23). Abraham Lincoln was once criticized by an associate for his attitude toward his enemies. “Why do you try to make friends of them?You should try to destroy them.” Lincoln gently responded, “Am I not destroying my enemies when I make them my friends?” I doubt these groups became friends on that occasion, though the Arameans did stop raiding them. That’s the sort of thing that happens when we look at mat ters through God’s perspective.When we open our eyes spirit ually, He guides us along Spirit-led paths where we can better minister to those who desperately need Jesus.

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