2 Kings 6 – 10

Elisha in verse 6:6 performs an amazing feet:

Where did it drop into the river?

 The man showed Elisha where it had dropped into the water, and Elisha took a stick and tossed it into the river. Then the iron of the ax floated to the surface.

When you think about it the man was stressed about losing an axe he borrowed. Elisha showed God cares about the little things. Think about it, sure losing an axe is a bummer, but honestly what did it matter? Sure he’d have to replace it, but surely the man would not lose much more. It was an accident, yet God wanted these prophets to know He cares about even the smallest details in our lives.

Verse 6:16 has Elisha comforting his servant:

 Have no fear. We have more on our side than they do.

This is true always. All over the Bible God talks about not having fear, yet as people we do all the time. Fear is a natural reaction to danger, but often we perceive things as danger unnecessarily as danger. The most common fear we have is a perceived threat or even an imaginary problem. How often do we get worked up about some event that we are sure is true, only to find out there is not threat or problem? I can answer that as “all the time.”

See God does not want us to have fear over life, honestly what comes, comes. Do your daily work and things will tend to work out. Sure it may not be 100% what you expect, but nothing is worth the fret. Trust God and things tend to work out for the best. I know it’s has been that way so far over 50+ years of my life. The things that got me worked up 10 years ago are distant worries this morning.

Verse 10:27 ends Jehu eradicating all Baal worship from Israel:

They tore down Baal’s sacred pillar and proceeded to tear down the rest of Baal’s temple. Ever since then, that place has been designated as a latrine, even to this day.

After slaughtering all the Baal worshippers by tricking them into the temple, Jehu does the ultimate insult. This was once a place of worship to Baal who was considered the highest god among these people. They said Baal was the creator of the universe. God often shows His superiority over man’s gods, like he did in Egypt with the 10 plagues. Each one targeted one of Egypt’s gods and now in the ultimate insult, Baal’s temple is now a place to take a crap!