II Kings I
When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. So he went in and shut the door behind the two of them and prayed to the Lord. (II Kings 4:32,33 ESV)
Prayer
Elisha here encounters an impossible situation. He encounters nothing less than death. And he faces that death with a simple and powerful reaction.
He prays.
He prays because He knows that God can do all things.
He prays because He knows that God loves His children.
He prays because it is Elisha’s habit, his modus operandi, the regular solution to his life’s struggles.
This certainly is not the first example in Scripture where a child of God prays. But here in II Kings we are reminded to pray.
Not because prayer is magic, or because we are superstitious, or because we have been guilted into closing our eyes and folding our hands.
But because prayer is how we talk to our God.