In 2 Kings 4 from verse 8
Something remarkable happened. This prominent Shunamite woman, noticed the man of God passes often by her place, so one day, she constrained him to come in and eat. Subsequently, Elisha got a meal from her always on his Journey.
Something remarkable happened. This prominent Shunamite woman, noticed the man of God passes often by her place, so one day, she constrained him to come in and eat. Subsequently, Elisha got a meal from her always on his Journey.
This woman will not stop there, she prepared him a room with a bed, a chair and a candlestick. These should serve him more comfort and aid his night study.
But she never made any request. What could she be sowing these seeds for?
"Or does she want a connection with the King or the Army Chief", Elisha probed. Gehazi quickly revealed, "No! Actually, she has no son, and her husband is an old man.
"By this time Next year, you will have a son". And so it happened.
I quickly remembered that the same scenario played out in Gen 18
Abraham constrained angels into his home. He washed their feet, made them rest and offered them a sumptuous delicacy. They didn't ask for it, Just as Elisha didn't. He practically urged them in. The result - Isaac.
The shunamite woman doubted Elisha - "Don't lie to me" - she said. Sarah also doubted the angels - "how can this aged frail frame of mine bear fruit?
But none of these doubts could stop the miracle. Their initial audacious faith and desperate seeds of hospitality took precedence over their unbelief.
We all have doubts and fears hidden silently beneath the fabric of our beings, but we can subsume those with terrific steps of faith and daunting expressions of love which stand as irrepressible seeds that must speak.
Good Morning!
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David Adeniji
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