Life teaches us that we were never meant to do everything alone. From childhood, we have been inspired by partnerships—Batman had Robin, and Bert had Ernie. As we grew older, we recognized the same truth in other places: Michael Jordan had Scottie Pippen, and Paul had Silas. God often places people in our lives to encourage us, strengthen us, and walk beside us. Partnership is truly a blessing—but we must be careful to remember where our ultimate trust belongs.
If we are honest, each of us can identify people whose support helped us reach important milestones. Because they have been dependable in the past, it is natural to lean on them and expect that support to continue. Yet even trusted people cannot take the place of God’s voice. In 2 Kings 7, a devastating famine had made the situation appear hopeless, but Elisha delivered a word from the Lord: “Listen to what the Lord says! By this time tomorrow you will be able to buy in Samaria ten pounds of the best wheat or twenty pounds of barley for one piece of silver.” (verse 1, GNT). It was good news, but not everyone was prepared to believe it. “The personal attendant of the king said to Elisha, ‘That can’t happen—not even if the Lord himself were to send grain[a] at once!’ ‘You will see it happen, but you won’t get to eat any of the food,’ Elisha replied.” (verse 2). The king’s attendant had the king’s ear, but he did not have an ear to hear from God.
God used the broken and rejected members of the community to bring change to an entire city. Just as Elisha had prophesied, the impossible became reality: scarcity gave way to abundance, and there was so much food that someone had to oversee its distribution. “Now the king appointed the royal officer on whose hand he leaned [a] to be in charge of the gate; but the people trampled on him at the gate, and he died, just as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.” (2 Kings 7:17, NASB). The king leaned on an officer who doubted God’s promise, and that officer witnessed the miracle without sharing in its blessing. The lesson is clear: human support has value, but no person should become the foundation of our faith. We must be careful where—and on whom—we lean.
Thought for Today: Friend, choose carefully on whom you lean.
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