“Trust in the Lord
with all of your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your
ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”—Proverbs 3:5 – 6
People have
needs. Some needs seem bigger than others. The sons of the prophets who were taught by
Elisha, the prophet had a need. The
building that they were living in had become too small, so they asked Elisha if
they could build a bigger building. Elisha
told them that they could. During the cutting
down of trees to be used for the construction of the building, an iron ax head
flew off of the handle of the ax and fell into the river Jordan. The man using the ax head was very upset because
the ax head was borrowed. Instead of
blaming the person from whom he had borrowed the ax head, he was greatly
troubled because he could not return what he had borrowed in good
condition. Today we should take a lesson
from this incident, and be careful of that which we borrow. Because we must love our neighbor as
ourselves, we should take care of what we borrow just-as-if it was our own so that
it does not receive any damage.
The man was
so upset by loosing the ax head that he cried out for Elisha. He told Elisha what had happened. Instead of blaming the man, the prophet,
Elisha, cut off a stick and threw it in the river Jordan. The iron ax head floated to the surface and
Elisha told the man to pick it up; he did (2 Kings 6: 1 – 7).
In this
modern era, there is a plethora of technology to choose from to give directions
in nearly every aspect of life. However,
technology can not give you Spirit-led direction in your life. The Scriptures tell you that it is God who
gives direction for your life, and that there is nothing too hard for Him. The
same God who made the heavens and the earth made you. He wants to meet your every need and give
direction in your life. All that Christ provided
for you is only available to you through your faith. Just as the student of the prophet Elisha
cried out to him with his need, you can cry out to your heavenly Father and
tell Him your need expecting (using your faith) good results. His Spirit will lead and guide you in the
right direction.
Prayer—Heavenly Father, thank you that
I can trust you to give me direction in every area of my life, in Jesus Name.
Amen.
