28 May

I love to read about the prophets. The great faith they show over and over again when confronted with hardship. They continually share the Lord's messages with people and stand as an example for others of how life should be lived. Not that everyone should go out and be fed by the ravens, but that we would all listen to the prodding of God, confess our sins, and spread the good news of God's love to others. If we think this is a hard calling, then we should look to the Bible for encouragement and understand the strength of God. We get from looking at the prophet Elisha a view of how much a person's faith can be strengthened when another person of faith invests significant time, teaching and love to the younger follower of the Lord. Elisha goes from working in a field on his family farm to working for the Lord as a great prophet in no small part because of the time that he spent following Elijah around the countryside. So we should all be encouraged and invest time strengthening those of lesser faith.

2 Kings 6: 15-18
15 When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked. 16 "Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them." 17 And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 18 As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, "Strike these people with blindness." So he struck them with blindness, as Elisha had asked.