God Notices Small Things and Shows Compassion

In the grand scheme of things, this axe head is this small when it comes to the things of the world. There were so many way more important things that Elisha probably had on his mind that other things were taking place, and the least of his concern, the least of his worries was this axe head. But God not only cares about the big things of our life, he also cares about the smallest detail. [00:57:36] (29 seconds)  #GodCaresAboutDetails

But instead of doing that, he sends his son Jesus down to take that place. So instead of now a death that should be on me is now on Jesus and now he's feeding us. I'm gonna give you living word, the living water. I'm gonna give you my flesh. I'm gonna give you my word. So we deserved death. This army deserved death. Elisha gives him food and water. Jesus dies and he gives us food and water. [01:08:36] (30 seconds)  #JesusTookOurDeath

You need to go get it. There are gonna be things that God puts before you, and you're gonna think, Lord, can you just take care of it for me? Just do it. This is easier for you. No. He wants to empower you to be a part of the mission that God has placed you on. So when he says go and pick it up, go and pick it up and be put to good use again as he puts the ax head on this handle. [00:58:29] (24 seconds)  #StepIntoTheMission

This servant has been blinded to the things of God. Up until this moment, Elisha says, I pray that your eyes open. I pray that you can see that God is with us and he is for us and that he severely outnumbers our enemy. And the servant's eyes are like, oh, snap. We're not gonna lose today. Like, we have an army who outnumbers this army. Though my enemies surround me, my God surrounds the enemy. He is the victor. [01:04:47] (41 seconds)  #EyesOpenedToGod

And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. So they're getting to work. They're not saying, okay, Lord. We're gonna pray really hard, and you're gonna build this structure. Come on. Okay. That didn't work. Lord, we really want this dwelling place. Now no. They took part in the ministry, and they started working. And so they're cutting down these trees. But as one was felling a log, his ax head fell into the water and cried out, alas, my master, it was borrowed. [00:48:25] (35 seconds)  #BorrowedAxMoment

the king as soon as the king of Israel saw them so he they're coming in. He says to Elisha, my father, shall I strike them down? Shall I kill him right now? Like, he's ready to annihilate these people. They've been oppressing him this whole time. Should we kill him right now? Should we kill him? Let's go. He answered, you shall not strike them down. Would you strike down those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? [01:07:04] (24 seconds)  #ChooseMercyNotVengeance

I can only imagine this guy. Like, what is the stick gonna do? Throwing it in the water. And he sees this thing that has no flotation on it. It's heavy. It sinks, and the impossible becomes possible. This this head floats to the surface. And then he says and he said, take it up. So he reached out his hand and took it. Just two thoughts before we move on. [00:57:02] (34 seconds)  #FromBlindnessToSight

So they're caused with blindness. Now this man, who was Elisha, is talking to them and saying, follow me. I will take you to the man. He's not really lying because he's gonna be there when they get to that next place. And he led them to Samaria, the home camp of the Israelites. As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha said, oh, Lord, open the eyes of these men that they may see. So the Lord opened their eyes and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Syria. So now [01:06:22] (28 seconds)  #ChooseHoliness