2 Kings 6:1-12

2 Kings 6:1-12 - Daily Devotion - 17 July 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us. 2 Please let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there.”“Go,” said Elisha.3 Then one of them said, “Please come with your servants.”“I will come,” he replied.4 So Elisha went with them, and when they came to the Jordan, they began to cut down some trees. 5 As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!”6 “Where did it fall?” asked the man of God.And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float.7 “Lift it out,” he said, and the man reached out his hand and took it.8 Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”9 Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful passing by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.”10 So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again[A] Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places. 11 For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them, “Tell me, which one of us is on the side of the king of Israel?”12 But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”REFLECTIONSWritten by Gus CameronTwo extraordinary things happen in this passage. First, Elisha makes an axe head float – something that clearly shouldn’t happen! Then Elisha is able to reveal the plans of the Arameans so that the Israelites are always one step ahead of them. We might be tempted to explain away the miracle of Elisha knowing the Arameans’ plans by wondering if he had a spy in the camp or by thinking they were simply lucky guesses. But we’re told about the floating axe head to remind us that God can do anything! For God, revealing the Arameans’ war plans to Elisha is no problem.When Jesus came, he did even more remarkable things. He walked on water, calmed storms, and filled boats with fish. All his miracles display his power. Don’t write them off or try to explain them away with rational, natural explanations. Accept them for what they are: demonstrations of God’s power over this world. God created this world, so there is no problem with the Son of God having power over his creation.Jesus’ miracles also show that we can’t explain away his resurrection from the dead. Jesus really did rise, which means he is more than capable of giving us new life too. Elisha’s miracles showed the people in his day that they could trust God to save them. Jesus’ miracles show us that we can trust him to save us too.Do you have trouble believing that Jesus has the power to do miracles? Do you have trouble believing that Jesus has saved you through his death and resurrection? Pray that God would keep showing you that Jesus truly is God become flesh, and that you can trust him to save you. ABOUT THE AUTHORGus is one of our Assistant Ministers.