Back in 2018 I wrote a post called “Is Your Faith Mature Enough to Move You Beyond Your Ability?” in which I wrote about responding in extraordinary ways by faith in Christ. That post was based in 2 Kings 6:1-7 in which the prophet Elisha miraculously makes iron float in order to help one of his students retrieve a borrowed ax head. As with many other Bible passages, this is one where there are many lessons to learn and I believe one of those lessons is that God cares about His people.
Think about it for a moment. Why would God allow Elisha to use a miraculous spiritual power to retrieve a chunk of iron? I think it is because retrieving the ax was important to both Elisha, and to the student and because it was important to them it was important to God. I believe that although it is unspoken, God was moved with compassion, giving Elisha the ability (and the faith) to make the iron float. In telling this story I believe the Bible reveals an aspect of God’s heart, showing how God is willing to get involved in solving a seemingly minor problem. In fact, because this was a problem for His people, it was a problem that was worth solving for our God who cares for us.
6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV)
Do you find it hard to believe that God cares or that what is important to you is also important to our Creator? In fact God does care about our problems, big and small. Do you (and I) have the faith to allow Him to solve our problems as He chooses, be it in a normal way or a miraculous way?
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