What can we learn from the floating axehead?

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Today’s Truth

"And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim." (2Kings.6:6)

In 2Kings.6:1-7, a borrowed iron axe head flew off the handle and sank to the riverbed. By God’s power, Elisha made the heavy iron float. Whilst we do not look for physical miracles today, this Old Testament account provides three profound spiritual truths that line up beautifully with the gospel of grace.

Today’s Application

  • The Sufficiency of Grace: The worker was entirely helpless to recover the lost tool on his own strength. Similarly, we were completely helpless under the debt of sin, but God’s grace steps in to accomplish what is completely impossible for man (Rom.5:6; Eph.2:8-9).
  • The Principle of Identification: To retrieve the iron, Elisha cast a piece of wood into the very place where the axe head sank. This wood beautifully represents the cross; Christ did not rescue us from a distance, but identified with us, entering our death to lift us up through the cross (Gal.3:13; Col.2:14).
  • Personal Responsibility and Co-operation: God made the iron swim, but Elisha told the worker, "Take it up to thee" (2Kings.6:7). The man had to reach out his hand to receive it. Under grace, God provides the rescue, but we must actively appropriate it by trusting His word and walking in faith (Col.2:6).

Today’s Encouragement

The same God who cared about a regular worker's practical problem is intimately involved in your life today. You can rest knowing His grace is robust enough to carry your daily worries and your eternal soul (Col.1:14).

May you walk in the joy and victory of His provided grace today.

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