Second Kings chapter six records a siege ancient Israel once faced and the deplorable circumstances the capital endured. After hearing a particularly grotesque complaint from one of his citizens, the Israelite King Jehoram became enraged with the prophet Elisha. He sent an execution squad to the prophet’s house with the message, “This trouble is from the LORD! Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?” Jehoram asks a terrible question, just like Cain and Pharaoh, who we’ve already considered this week.
The king’s question revealed an unbelieving and impatient heart. Psalm 27:14 says, “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” God doesn’t always act according to the timeline we desire, but His ways are greater than ours, so we should be patient and endure while we wait for the Lord. When we question God’s timing and take matters into our own hands, we tread on dangerous and evil ground like King Jehoram of long ago.