Pastor's Column 10/25/2026

PASTOR’S COLUMN

⁴  “And he went with them. They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees. ⁵ As one of them was cutting  down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water. “Oh no, my lord!” he cried out. “It was borrowed!” ⁶ The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place,  Elisha cut a stick and threw it there and made the iron float.  ⁷  “Lift it out,” he said.” Then the man reached out his hand and took it.” 2 Kings 6:4-7, NIV

"Lifting What Has Fallen!”

God always has a way of speaking to us, especially when our best efforts experience an unexpected crisis. Life is not all about crises, but they do have a way of confronting us along our journey. The Word of God addresses our needs in an intricate and personal way. God speaks to us through the encounters of others, and His language has a way of arousing our attention.  A beleaguered Job, after much suffering said, “My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.” (Job 42:5). Job’s confession is a word to people of faith and quest for life’s meaning, that there is hope and restoration beyond our trials. It is certain in the life of Elisha and the Old Testament prophets that the miraculous transformations that occurred, were meant to let us know God can work against all odds. The prophets joined God in being emissaries and instruments of His divine will. The sudden alteration of nature- and the temporary revocation of natural laws, serve to let us know that truly “There is nothing too hard for God.” (Jeremiah 32:17, 27).  When people doubted certain healings could occur, the Scripture describes Jesus as “looking intently at them.” He said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.” (Matthew 19:26, NLT).  When the students of the prophet Elisha were cutting down trees to build a new school the unimaginable occurred. The coveted ax head flew off the handle and sank in the murky Jordan River. Worse,  it was borrowed. A lost tool required “full restitution,” which the students didn’t have. This presented a crisis. The prophet’s stick solved the crisis. God’s power was seen in the ax head’s recovery!