The Realm of PC Speech Already?

 And he said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’ ” So the water remains healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke. 2 Kings 2:20-22

A scribe in the days of Elisha the prophet appears to use some carefully chosen words in our scripture passage for today. Surely the credit should go to the Lord for this, as it had done in former times when it would say something like, 'as the Lord spoke through the prophet.'  Did they enter the realm of PC speech already? We can read quite plainly that Elisha said, "Thus says the LORD..." And yet the scribe gives credit to Elisha at the end. Was it one of those kings again, the kings who are written in the Kings and Chronicles as, "He did not do what was right in the sight of the LORD? It would appear to be the case, as just before Elijah passed on and Elisha took up his mantle, we have a story of a king inquiring of Baal-zebub. From our reading distance here with the Spirit of Jesus in our heart, it causes us sorrow to see a king of God's people act in this way. "Oh, no! Not that one! Don't go to that demon spirit for information!" we can easily say as the king in the ancient story falls to evil. 

Don't forget the Lord. Trust in Him and give Him the glory! 

Bucky