"And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.
And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands.
And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the Lord’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them."
2 Kings 13:15-17
The symbolism of this prophecy is interesting, and how it was presented to the king. Although it is easy to think that this was an Old Testament thing and isn't done anymore, I think maybe that's not true. God still uses whatever communication is at hand to communicate with us, and presents individual lessons in ways that we will understand, using symbolism that we will recognize. We still don't always get it, but the feelings, dreams, warnings, visions, messages, or other insight is still there. God is doing everything he can for us without violating our free agency... which honestly wouldn't be a help at all, because then we would learn nothing, destroying the whole point.
Today, let's pay attention to the ways that God might be speaking to us. It likely isn't through a bow and arrows, but there is always a message that God is sending, and a lesson there for us to learn. As we pray and work to have the Spirit in our lives, that communication between ourselves and God will become clearer, and we'll be able to see his hand guiding us just as Elisha's hand guided the king's in this story.
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