BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Gen 1, Matt 1, Ezra 1, Acts 1
2 Kings 4:23 –
so he said, “Why are you going to him today? It is neither the New Moon
nor the Sabbath.” And she said, “It is well.”
BIBLE STUDIES: 2 Kings 4:18 - 27
In
2 Kings 4:8-27 is the story of the great Shunem woman and Elisha. One
day this woman saw the man of God passing by and she invited him for a
meal. Although the man of God refused, she persisted and the man of God
came in to eat. Because the man of God enjoyed her food so much anytime
he was passing by, he will come in and eat at her place. Later this
woman increased her giving and built a house for the man of God. The God
who Elisha served visited this woman and gave her a son. One day death
came and snatched this boy and she ran to the man of God. The man of God
cried to God and death released what it had stolen from the Shunem
woman.
Firstly, I want to you to know the fact that you love
God does not mean there will not be problems. Challenges are part and
parcel of life, be it a believer or an unbeliever. The only difference
is that when the storms of life begins to blow, as a believer we have
the One who Isaiah 9:6 calls the Prince of Peace. Who is the Prince of
Peace? Jesus. When we study Mark 4:35-41, we will see that despite the
fact that Jesus was in the boat, there was a great windstorm but a word
from Him stilled the storm. Brethren there will be storms but the
assurance we have as believers is that our boat will never sink. Psalm
34:19 says many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord
delivers him out of them all. John 16:33 says in the world you will have
tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. All is
well is simply telling the devil to try his best but at the end all will
be well with me. Secondly , please watch your mouth. Proverbs 18:21
says death and life are in the power of the tongue. Proverbs 6:2 says
our mouth can be a snare to us. It is important to watch what we say
because whatever God hears us say is what He will do. Numbers 14:28 says
“say to them, ‘as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in
My hearing, so I will do to you.” It does not matter what the whole
world says, God is not interested in what everyone is saying about the
challenges you are going through. He is only interested in what you are
going to say and whatever you say is what He will do. When the son of
the great Shunem woman died and her husband asked her hope all is well?
Her response was ‘it is well’. When the prophet of God saw her coming
afar off and asked his servant to go and check if all is well. This
woman told this servant ‘it is well’. At the end of the day all was
well. Instead of confessing the negative, she kept on saying what she
wanted. She used the power of her tongue to change her destiny. What
this woman said with her mouth was what God did for her.
CONFESSION:
This year will be a prosperous year for me. I will not lack anything
good this year. This year I will know God better. This year the world we
will see the glory of God in my life.