READING: 2 Kings 7-9, John 9
The message is loud and clear (no pun intended, I promise . . .). The Lord put to flight the Arameans, the enemies of God’s people, by allowing them to hear the sounds of chariots and horses in the air—a divine army that had protected Elisha in the previous chapter. The Arameans apparently only heard the sounds, but they were loud enough they were convinced the Hittites and the Egyptians had joined the attack against them. So alarmed were they that they fled their camp and ran for their lives. In the end, the Divine Warrior defeated the enemies with a loud but unseen army.
As I read these kinds of stories, I’m amazed by ways God has made Himself known to His people (and to His enemies) through the centuries. He is God—which means He can do it however He wishes, and there is no option He cannot do; in addition, He is the God of revelation—which means He chooses on His own to reveal Himself. We are sinful people, yet He wants us to know Him. He wants us to know His power.
And, as I think about it, none of these means God has chosen has more loudly affected history than His coming as a baby in the town of Bethlehem. The cry of a baby may have seemed insignificant at the time, but it was one more announcement that the God of eternity was in the process of fulfilling Genesis 3:15. The enemy would ultimately be crushed.
PRAYER: “Lord, I praise You for victory in Jesus.”
DAILY ACTION STEP: Listen closely for God’s voice today. He might speak in a gentle whisper or in an army’s roar—but still He speaks. He does not leave us alone.
TOMORROW’S READING: 2 Kings 10-12, John 10:1-21