The Stories of God’s Power

2 Kings 8-9; 2 Chronicles 21; 1 Timothy 4 

“Elisha went to Damascus, and Ben-Hadad king of Aram was ill. When the king was told, ‘The man of God has come all the way up here,’ he said to Hazael, ‘Take a gift with you and go to meet the man of God. Consult the Lord through him; ask him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

2 Kings 8:7, 8

Elisha was recognized as a man of God both in Israel and beyond. Perhaps Hazael was one of the soldiers who was blinded by the Lord earlier, when he had come to capture Elisha. Perhaps he was also one of the soldiers leading the siege of Samaria until the evening he and his fellow Arameans heard the approach of chariots, horses, and a great army. Terrified by the sound, they abandoned their camp and fled for their lives. Perhaps Hazael had met Naaman, the Aramean army commander, and heard his story of healing in the Jordan River after obeying the Word of the Lord. Our stories of faith and the power of God are meant to be told among the nations, that they, too, would worship the Living God.

Are we recognized as servants of God by those around us?

“Lord Jesus, I offer myself to you. I pray for your stories to bring you glory this day.”