I have hidden Thy word in my heart.
(Picture by Lisa R)

2 Kings 1. “Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, ‘Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury.’ But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, ‘Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? ⁴ Now therefore, thus says the Lord: You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ So Elijah departed” (Verses 2-4). I do this a lot, find an alternative means. God exists, He is real, He is active, He is alive, and He meets my needs the best. Yet, I never seem to go to Him first. It is always some alternative means of trying to get my needs met, which will usually lead to the situation getting worse, and then I cry out to God. But God despite my silly wandering God will always meet me right were I am. The king knew God, but choose an alternative means to find the answer to a question that really and truly only God could answer. Let’s take warning from this story. Let’s go to God first. God and only God can answer.