A Promise Fulfilled in His Timing.

 As I reflect on the goodness of the Lord, I am amazed at how far He has brought us and how He honors the words He gives for each season. "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105 (NIV) When the rollercoaster of life comes—whether we face joyful days or challenging ones—let us not forget that our joy is not determined by our circumstances. As God's Word says, "The joy of the Lord is my strength." It is the joy of the Lord that sustains us and brings us peace amidst chaos.

Over the next few days, I will be speaking on 2 Kings 4:8-37.

2 Kings 4:8-17 is about the story of a wealthy Shunammite woman who, in her spirit, perceived that Elisha was a man of God. She spoke to her husband about providing a comfortable place for him to rest whenever he traveled through. When she did this, the prophet was overjoyed. Imagine traveling from one place to another without a place to stay. To the glory of God, the Lord used this woman to provide for Elisha. The Lord knew she had no child and her husband was old, but He allowed the situation to unfold for His glory. He allowed the woman to remain in her circumstance for a while until the appointed time. I can imagine how Elisha must have wondered how he could repay her kindness. He asked his servant Gehazi and was told that the Shunammite woman had no children. This was a moment of remembrance for the woman. She must have given up on having children, based on her response to the prophet. But when God decides to remember a person, He does so without regard to the environment. He moves in His own perfect timing.

2 Kings 4:15-17 (NIV):
"Then Elisha said, 'Call her.' So he called her, and she stood in the doorway.
'About this time next year,' Elisha said, 'you will hold a son in your arms.'
'No, my lord!' she objected. 'Please, man of God,
don’t mislead your servant!'
But the woman became pregnant, and the next year, about that same time, she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her."

The prophecy from Elisha was a statement of conviction. Even when the woman objected, it came to pass.

Many of us have received prophetic messages for this season of our lives, and we eagerly await their manifestation. Like the Shunammite woman, God is granting us the desires of our hearts. Whether we believe it or not, this is a season of restoration. The Lord is calling His sons and daughters to a place of tarrying in prayer, to bring the invisible into the physical realm, when we tarry in prayers, in faith and work, there is a manifestation of what God has promised. Out of us, a nation will emerge—a nation that will proclaim the knowledge of the Lord on the earth.

Do you feel you’ve been misled in the past? Have you trusted but not yet seen the fulfillment of your desires? The Lord is giving you your heart's desire and restoring to you the years you’ve lost. He cannot fail or falter. When He promises something, He is able to perform it, and He will. Just like the Shunammite woman, we will receive the desires of our hearts.

Stay Revived!