By Mathetes Disciple

The Shunamite woman was not only a wise and generous person but one of great wisdom. In 2 Kings 4 verse 8 we read of how she had graciously provided the man of God with lodging and when asked what she wanted in return, she simply stated that she was content with her life.
Elisha's servant noticed that this woman had no child yet despite of this she was living in total thankfulness and was even able to give generously without bitterness.
In Verse 20, her child dies after a short illness. Instead of getting hysterical,panicking and blaming God she took the dead child to Elisha's room and lay him on the prophet's bed.
This act signified her surrender of her situation to God the one who had given her the child and her belief that in that moment the prophet would be able to help her.
The Shunamite woman then quickly asked to go see the prophet. She never told anyone including her husband that the child was dead preffering to go see the prophet.
When Elisha tells his servant to go and her what was wrong she simply states "Everything is all right.."(v26 N..IV)
In her greatest moment of need the Shunamite woman decides to go back to the source. She knew her answer lay in the person who had bestowed the gift of a son on her.
l pray that will be our attitude in the trials of life, that in our greatest moments of need we will remember to go back to God our source of victory in every situation and in every battle.

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"I will charge my soul to believe and wait for Him, and will follow His providence, and not go before it, nor stay behind it". ~ Samuel Rutherford

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Mathetes is a modern day disciple,who is passionate about God,his word and all he continues to do in the world today.He is alive ... can you hear him speaking to you?

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