It is Well

Please run now to meet her, and say to her, ‘ Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child? ’”And she answered, “ It is well.” ~ 2 Kings 4:26

The story of Elisha and the Shunammite woman is such a wonderful story. This woman and her husband took care of Elisha whenever he came in town. They fed him and gave him a room of his own where he could stay. Because of her generosity, Elisha wanted to bless her. She had no son so Elisha told her that around this time next year she would embrace a son (2 Kings 4:15). The woman conceived and bore a child just as Elisha had said. The child grew older but then one day he died.

You may think, "How horrible!" Elisha gave her a promise. The promise was fulfilled only to have the child die! Her reaction is what is so amazing about this story. She carried the child up to Elisha's room and placed him on the bed. She didn't even tell her husband that he had died. She immediately went to find Elisha. When her husband asked why she was going to Elisha on this particular day, she said, "It is well." When approached by Elisha's servant and asked how everything was with herself, her husband, and her child, she said, "It is well."

How could she say that? Her child was laying at home dead and she says, "It is well"??

She knew that Elisha was the one who had given her the promise. She also had seen him accomplish the impossible before. She knew that he was a true man of God and she went to the one she knew could heal her son. She exercised her faith and her son was brought back to life.

Notice how she kept saying, "It is well." She didn't allow negative words to come out of her mouth. She walked by faith and not by sight. Yes, her son was dead, but she knew the power of God was able to raise her son. She was given a promise and was not about to let anything steal that promise.

We need to get that same attitude! Look at all the promises God has given us. We have His Word that is filled with promises. We need to embrace those promises and stop giving up every time something comes to try to steal our promise! We need to have boldness and use our authority when the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy. We are too quick to just say, "Well, this just must not be God's will for me." We have to stop falling for that lie! What does God's Word say? Then that's what you need to believe! It doesn't matter what it looks like. It doesn't matter what people around you are saying. You need to hold on to what God says! Stop talking about how bad it looks and start speaking the Word. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. You are a child of God and He has promised that NO weapon formed against you shall prosper! Rise up, take your rightful place, and stop being intimidated by the enemy! You are more than a conqueror through Jesus Christ! Get mad at the enemy. Refuse to listen to his lies and remind him of the promises that are yours! Remind God what is already yours and be like Jacob and say, "I will not let You go unless you bless me!" (Genesis 32:26)