2 Kings 4: 20-22 (NIV)
After the servant had lifted him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died. She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and went out.
She called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and a donkey so I can go to the man of God quickly and return.”
2 Kings 2: 30 (NIV)
But the child’s mother said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.
The worst thing had happened to this woman who had extended her hospitality to Elisha. Her miracle son, the one God had promised her, through the words of Elisha, had died suddenly. She could have gone to pieces, yet instead she carried the dead boy to Elisha’s room and left him there, before heading off to fetch Elisha. What faith! She said nothing to anyone, although she had opportunity though, and was not going to accept anything less than Elisha returning with her to her home. She knew God’s hand was on Elisha, the birth of her son had proven that. So she trusted that he could pray once more, even to see the resurrection of her beloved boy. If she had let her emotions take control, would she have gone for Elisha, or would the grief at her loss have taken over, and actually robbed her of hope?
Sometimes we allow our personal feelings and emotions take over when we are faced with difficult or upsetting circumstances. Yet we know that we can trust God. He has proven it to us many times. It is in Him we find our peace and security, no matter what. And we can hold on to His wors and never settle for anything less than God’s presence with us in the darkest of circumstances. He will never leave us to face it without Him.
Dear Lord,
I am moved by this woman’s trust and expectation that You would move. Grant me that same level of faith and expectation, even in the hardest of times. I ask in Jesus’ Name. Amen.