2 Kings 6:1-7
"6 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See, the place where we dwell under your charge is too small for us. 2 Let us go to the Jordan and each of us get there a log, and let us make a place for us to dwell there.” And he answered, “Go.” 3 Then one of them said, “Be pleased to go with your servants.” And he answered, “I will go.” 4 So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down trees. 5 But as one was felling a log, his axe head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Alas, my master! It was borrowed.” 6 Then the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there and made the iron float.7 And he said, “Take it up.” So he reached out his hand and took it."
Here is a 'domestic' miracle in the sense that it answered a purely personal problem within the private life of the fellowship of the prophets. It is this which should prove such an encouragement to us as we read it, for the lesson it teaches is that God never fails to be con- cerned about things which are a concern to us, however trivial they may seem to others. The smallest concern, if it be a source of anxiety to us, it is big enough for God to be interested in on our behalf.
But there is an even greater encouragement here, if we think of the spiritual illustration the story gives of Christian service. When we are engaged in the work of the Kingdom, unfor- tunate accidents sometimes occur, it may be through no fault of our own; perhaps we inad- vertently make a foolish mistake which seems as if it might seriously jeopardise the work; perhaps in all good faith we take a wrong turning or make a wrong move, misinterpreting the leading of the Spirit. It is here that this story helps us; for it tells of a God Who can over-rule our mistakes and stumblings in His service, and retrieve seemingly lost situations by His mighty power. He knows our frame, and gently bears with our weaknesses and failures when our hearts are open towards Him. What comfort and heartening is this: Is He not a God worth trusting?