Axe Head

AXE HEAD

2 Kings 6: The Axe Head Recovered

1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "Behold now, the place before you where we are living is too limited for us.

2 "Please let us go to the Jordan and each of us take from there a beam, and let us make a place there for ourselves where we may live." So he said, "Go."

3 Then one said, "Please be willing to go with your servants." And he answered, "I shall 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 beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, "Alas, my master! For it was borrowed."

6 Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" And when he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there, and made the iron float.

7 He said, "Take it up for yourself." So he put out his hand and took it.

INTRODUCTION:

1) BUILDING A BIGGER PLACE

2) JUST A BEAM:

3) LEARN TO ENDURE INCONVENIENCE AND DISCOMFORT:

4) HAVE A SUPERVISOR OR MENTOR

5) SATAN WANTS THE HEAD: AXE HEAD

6) OPPOSITION/ATTACKS WILL COME TO STOP YOUR WORK IN MANY FORMS:

7) Y0U HAVE A MIRACLE WORKING GOD WITH YOU

8) Made the iron float!

1) BUILDING A BIGGER PLACE !

2 Kings 6:1"And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us."

WHENEVER YOU ARE BUILDING A BIGGER PLACE, THE DEVIL WILL ATTACK YOU. BUILDERS ARE ATTACKED.

MOREOVER THIS IS SCHOOL OF PROPHETS SO THE DEVIL WILL NEVER BE QUIET, HE WOULD DO EVERYTHING TO DISTURB, DISRUPT AND DESTROY.

DEVIL HATES EXPANSION OF GOD’S KINGDOM, HE WANTS DESTRUCTION.

WHEN YOU DO GREAT THINGS FOR GOD, YOU MAY NOT GET HELP FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE OPPOSING YOUR WORK, SO THAT MEANS IT IS MORE TOUGH. YOU MAY NOT GET HELP AT ALL . It was a time that King Joram also called Jehoram, second son of Ahab, was king, and Jezebel ruled too, so you can imagine the persecution that they would have gone through.

2) JUST A BEAM:

Their expectation was not about a BIG building but just a small place to run the school, that’s it. Each one of them took a BEAM. Imagine!

Our eyes should be on the work of the Lord and not on anything else.

3) LEARN TO ENDURE INCONVENIENCE AND DISCOMFORT:

Though they were surrounded by such hostility, they still persevered to study, learn, be close to prophet Elisha though he did not even have a proper Bible college because they knew his value. Don’t look for comfort, convenience and ease, do whatever it takes to be close to God. Attending night zoom prayer is very tough but the spiritual harvest you get is enormous.

The axe they used also was borrowed, no funds, no extra workers also, they had no masons to help them, they got to do it themselves. Yes, even if none come to help in the church work, choir or other areas, we got to move on and fulfill the purpose of God in our live. Many pastors are working without any help, people do not know the suffering they go through behind the pulpit; nevertheless, they will be rewarded by God.

Rev. Billy Graham celebrated his 95th birthday on November 8, 2013! This man of God has been special for me because of his amazing life! He got saved at the age of 16, went to study Bible college at the age of 18, preached his first sermon while still in Bible college, besides this, he preached minimum 8 sermons on a single Sunday regularly. Phew! He preached in a big crusade in 1944 for 21 weeks at the age of 26; after marriage, he left his wife behind with her dad and mom and went on to travel many countries to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is hard work! Are you listening?

We give umpteen silly, lame excuses for not being able to attend church or prayer meetings; but today I am talking about jumping on fire for God. Nothing can stop you if you love Him madly! When we were having fasting prayer meetings, some people would travel from far distances to attend our meetings, my heart would ache to feed the crowd. Arranging food caterers each time was an expensive affair, I decided to cook myself. I actually had to travel to a different city with all the equipment necessary for the meeting and at the same time cook on the day I arrive. People at home felt it would be a tedious job for me; yet, I endeavored to do it. On an average, every month I would cook full meals (rice, curry, vegetable and sweet) for more than 75 people, after cooking, I would walk up to the pulpit to preach. Little did I realize that God was preparing the ground in my life to feed huge poor kids in Hyderabad! Today, be it prayer meetings at our church, cooking meals at our School or any function - I am well trained.