Bible Reading: II Kings 4:1-17 & verse 26
Key Verse: Verse 26 - “Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.”
Key Words: It is well
In order to get the full impact of this Bible truth, you need to read all of II Kings chapter 4. Here, though, in the midst of a crisis are two sweethearts who realize all is well. Their son, a miracle child from God (which I believe every child is) is sick and dies but they never lost faith. The key to a marriage surviving is in always understanding that God never does things to us, but allows things for us. These sweethearts, I believe anyway, understood that. That’s why the Shunammite woman could say “all is well.”
During the terrible days of the Blitz, a father, holding his small son by the hand, ran from a building that had been struck by a bomb. In the front yard was a shell hole. Seeking shelter as quickly as possible, the father jumped into the hole and held up his arms for his son to follow. Terrified, yet hearing his father’s voice telling him to jump, the boy replied, “I can’t see you!”
The father, looking up against the sky tinted red by the burning buildings, called to the silhouette of his son, “But I can see you. Jump!” The boy jumped because he trusted his father. The Christian faith enables us to face life or meet death, not because we can see, but with the certainty that we are seen; not that we know all the answers, but that we are known.
No matter what you are facing in life, remember – God knows, and all is well.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞Remember, faith is not merely you holding onto God; but it is also God holding on to you.
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