Big Help for Little Problems
2 Kings 6:1-7
2 Kings 6:1-7 (NLT)
One day the group of prophets came to Elisha and told him, "As you can see, this place where we meet with you is too small. Let's go down to the Jordan River, where there are plenty of logs. There we can build a new place for us to meet." "All right," he told them, "go ahead." "Please come with us," someone suggested. "I will," he said. So he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees. But as one of them was cutting a tree, his ax head fell into the river. "Oh, sir!" he cried. "It was a borrowed ax!" "Where did it fall?" the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. Then the ax head floated to the surface. "Grab it," Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it.
1. It pays to hang out with faith-filled people
2 Kings 6:1-4 (NLT)
One day the group of prophets came to Elisha and told him, "As you can see, this place where we meet with you is too small. Let's go down to the Jordan River, where there are plenty of logs. There we can build a new place for us to meet." "All right," he told them, "go ahead." "Please come with us," someone suggested. "I will," he said. So he went with them.
Proverbs 12:26 (NIV)
The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 13:20 (NIV)
He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Wisdom= Applying God's Word to our daily life.
2. God cares about ALL of our problems
Psalms 37:23 (NLT)
The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.
Psalms 139:16-18 (NLT)
You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!
Matthew 10:29-31 (NLT)
What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
2 Kings 6:4-6 (NLT)
When they arrived at the Jordan, they began cutting down trees. But as one of them was cutting a tree, his ax head fell into the river. "Oh, sir!" he cried. "It was a borrowed* ax!" *Literally: it was begged for "Where did it fall?" the man of God asked.
3. Preparing for a miracle is a part of receiving a miracle
2 Kings 6:6 (NLT)
"Where did it fall?" the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut* a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. *Literally: shaped and sized
Faith is spelled: R - I - S - K
2 Kings 6:6-7 (NLT)
Then the axe head floated to the surface. “Grab it,” Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it.
