"Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, 'Go down with him, and don't be afraid of him.' So Elijah got up and went with him to the king." ~2 Kings 1:15, NLT
I recommend taking the minute or so to read the first chapter of 2 Kings. King Ahaziah had an accident and was worried that he wouldn't recover, so he sent some peeps to inquire of a Baal-Zebub, god of Ekron as to whether or not he would indeed survive. Before the messengers could get there, however, God had Elijah intervene, and in the name of God he sent the messengers back to tell Ahaziah that he was as good as dead and that he was foolish for thinking to ask the god of Ekron for advice.
Ahaziah then sent 50 soldiers to capture Elijah. The fire of the Lord struck down the men before they could do so. When Ahaziah heard, he sent 50 more men. They too, got incinerated. The third captain and his soldiers, however, went and begged for mercy - they'd seen the pattern and didn't want to repeat it. And it is right here that the angel of the Lord tells Elijah to go with the captain, and to go tell the king in person that he was gonna die. The king died because he sought out the god of Ekron before the God of Israel. (verse 16).
God can do miracles with us. He can send fire down from heaven to destroy our enemies - even if it's not literal fire. We don't need to be afraid. We can live in the confidence that the Lord gives, we can go before our enemies and explain what they're doing wrong without fear. If God did it for Elijah, He can do it for us too.
Are we still afraid of the 50? Are we still afraid of the faithless king who can only destroy our flesh? We can choose to go forth in the courage that God claims is ours. Let's do it!
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