Looking for Answers

Where do you turn when things go wrong in your life and you need answers? I am challenging each of us to look at who or what we rely on.
We know bad things can happen, and we can all agree that no one likes to face a crisis. We would much rather avoid suffering, pain, frustration, or really anything that might make us uncomfortable.
When we are looking for answers, do we turn to God? Do we seek his help when we are struggling?
God tells us in Psalm 124:8, “Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth.” Therefore, it is important for us to understand that where we turn in times of crisis absolutely matters.
There is a story about this in II Kings, Chapter 1. This particular chapter is a record of an event in the reign of King Ahaziah, who was king of Israel.
Ahaziah walked in the way of his father, Ahab, and his mother, Jezebel, doing what was evil in the eyes of God.
King Ahaziah had fallen and gotten injured in his home. This kind of thing is something we can all relate to. Every day accidents happen, people slip and fall and sometimes people get hurt.
King Ahaziah’s injury from his fall was a serious one. Because of this serious injury, Ahaziah sends messengers to go and consult with a false god. Ahaziah wasn’t doing anything different than any other king would do in his day. In fact he was doing what he had seen his parents do.
If we read the entire chapter of II Kings 1, it might be easy for us to say Ahaziah was a foolish king, but let’s not be too quick to judge and move on.
I believe Ahaziah’s short story has the potential to teach us an important lesson. It is a reminder for us to turn to the one true God and look to him for help when we face trouble of any kind. God alone has the answers we are looking for.
No New Year’s resolution is going to fix our problem. No magic pharmaceutical or 12-step program will give us the answer we are searching for to attain health and happiness.
This new year, 2022, let’s all try something different. When we need answers, let’s all choose to turn our eyes upon Jesus.