#soap # 2 Kings 10 ## Title: Radical Amputation ## Scripture: (2 Kings 10:4) They were absolutely terrified and said, “Look, two kings could not stop him! How can we?” (NET) ## Observation: When you read the New Testament while thinking of the words of Jesus, you begin to realize He did a lot to connect the two. In this passage, we see Jehu completely destroying the bad seed from Israel and removing the cancer from the nation. He didn’t negotiate. He destroyed. Jesus talks about this as well when He said that if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. Jesus was hyperbolic. He doesn’t want us to literally do this. However, He is talking about doing radical things in order to attain our freedom. I heard a guy once call this radical amputation. He was talking about a battle with pornography. He would struggle with temptation the most when he traveled for business. The main temptation was due to the TV in his hotel room. So, he would ask that the TV be removed before he arrived. If this didn’t happen, he would place it in the hallway. He completely removed the temptation. ## Application: Are there things you need to completely remove from your life so you can have new levels of freedom? ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being able to set us completely free.