MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9
“Elisha
went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman.” 2Ki 4:8 NKJV
A
NOTABLE WOMAN, OR MAN
The Bible says: “Elisha went to Shunem, where there
was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as
often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food. And she said to
her husband… ‘Let us make him a small upper room… and let us put a bed for him
there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand’” (vv. 8-10 NKJV). Observe:
(1)
Whatever you need more of, make room for it. You don’t get
what you “want” in life, you get what you “prepare for.” This woman’s
generosity toward Elisha resulted in her having a child when she wasn’t able
to, and her child later being raised from the dead when sickness claimed him.
When you make room for God in your life, you make room for the blessings that
come with Him. (2) Notice the four things
she put in the prophet’s room: (a) A bed. There are times when you must
run, and there are times when you must rest. Indeed, if you don’t learn to slow
down, you’ll break down. (b) A table.. You need spiritual food to nourish your
soul. If you plan to keep giving out, you must keep taking in. (c) A chair.
This speaks of study. “Study to [show] thyself approved unto God, a workman
that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word truth” (2Ti 2:15).
(d) A lamp. A place of illumination. Even after you’ve studied long and hard,
you need the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth to your heart. And that’s how to
become a notable woman (or man).
Taken
from The Word for You Today devotional.
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