Then one said, “Please be willing to go with your servants.” And he said, “I shall go.”
2 Kings 6:3
The story in 2 Kings 6:1-7 is pretty straightforward. The sons of the prophets got too numerous for where they were living, so they decided to move and asked Elisha to come with them. He agreed and they moved, building themselves new houses. While building, one of the men lost his ax head in the river and was upset, because he had borrowed the ax. Elisha goes to the area where the ax head fell into the river and takes part in the miracle of the ax head floating to the surface of the river.
It seems like an almost frivolous use of God’s power to make an ax head float so one of the sons of the prophets could return a borrowed tool, but it is a powerful reminder that God is concerned about every detail of the lives of those who are His. This son of the prophets would have been unable to return the tool and probably lacked the resources to replace it — Why borrow a useful tool if you have the resource to buy one? — so God intervened and returned the tool so it could be returned to its owner. God is concerned about every detail of my life, no matter how seemingly trivial.
Thank You, Father, that You are concerned about even the small details. Please forgive my worry. I too often lose focus on Your concern for me and become concerned myself. Teach me to trust You in everything and to remember that You are concerned with everything in my life.
Darke Thoughts 