2 Kings 1:13-15 - Again, he sent a third captain of fifty with
his fifty men. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his
knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him: "Man of God,
please let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours be precious in
your sight. Look, fire has come down
from heaven and burned up the first two captains of fifties with their fifties.
But let my life now be precious in your sight." And the angel of the Lord said
to Elijah, "Go down with him; do not be afraid of him." So he arose
and went down with him to the king.
King Ahaziah had fallen through his patio roof and injured
himself so bad that he was bedridden. He
was so concerned about his health that he sent someone to inquire of the god Baal-Zebub
if he would ever be able to leave his bed. God immediately sent word to Elijah
to go ask him via these messengers they used back then …was it because there were
no gods in Israel that he asked some other god instead of him.
Elijah did exactly what he was told…but it made the king so
mad that he sent a captain in charge of 50 men to go get Elijah and bring him
back. Elijah called fire down from heaven to destroy the first group…and the
second group the king sent to fetch him….but the third captain had a quality
that saved not only his life …but the life of his fifty men. His humility and humble attitude asked mercy
from Elijah…and brought an angel of God from heaven to tell Elijah is was okay
to go to the king.
The humility and respect the captain showed for God’s power
is something that we should all strive to place in our hearts. Our attitudes should always have a sense that
God can do anything we ask him too. Elijah stood on that spot…confident that he
was a man of God…and he would send that fire down to prove he was the only God. He wanted to send king Ahaziah a clear
message. The god he believed in was
nothing compared to Jehovah. He was so
sure of his faith that even a powerful captain of the king’s army knew he was
right and feared even for his life.
David understood this concept and recorded his epiphany in
Psalms 62:11… “Once God has spoken; twice have I heard
this: that power belongs to God.” Jesus
healed with this power and the disciples cast out demons with it. And I just
bet many of you could add a comment to this post sharing a story of your own
miracle that came to you because you called on the same power that Elijah did.
I believe with all my heart that if we tap into the real existence of God’s
power …that many will come to know his love through the miracles he does in all
our lives.
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