Trusting New People Who God Uses

Trusting New People Who God Uses

December 16, 2014 Year B

Elisha went out to the spring of water, threw salt in it, and said, “This is what the

Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will death or unfruitfulness result from it.’ ” Therefore, the water remains healthy to this very day according to the word that Elisha spoke. (2 Kings 2:21-22, HCSB)

The waters were unhealthy. It couldn’t be used for drinking or for irrigation for plants. The most basic nutrient in life was contaminated. How were the people going to make it? There seemed to be no way out.

Then an untested prophet comes claiming that he has inherited the power of his mentor. The people don’t believe him and so they search for the mentor. The mentor prophet is never found. A tension rises as the people (sons of the prophets) have to trust the new prophet.

Elisha tells them to fill a bowl full of salt. They pour the salt into the water. The water is healed. Promise returns to the land. The land returns to fruitfulness.

Application: Trusting God to bring healing is hard. Sometimes, you want to find a trusted person who has helped before. It can be hard trusting a new person who is the instrument of healing. God can use new people to bring about His miracles.

Prayer: God help me to trust new people who You plan to use in bringing miracles in the my life and my church.