All is Well

2 Kings 4:18-26

18 When the child was older, he went out one day to his father among the reapers. 19 He complained to his father, “Oh, my head, my head!” The father said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 He carried him and brought him to his mother; the child sat on her lap until noon, and he died. 21 She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, closed the door on him, and left. 22 Then she called to her husband, and said, “Send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, so that I may quickly go to the man of God and come back again.” 23 He said, “Why go to him today? It is neither new moon nor sabbath.” She said, “It will be all right.” 24 Then she saddled the donkey and said to her servant, “Urge the animal on; do not hold back for me unless I tell you.” 25 So she set out, and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. 

When the man of God saw her coming, he said to Gehazi his servant, “Look, there is the Shunammite woman; 26 run at once to meet her, and say to her, Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is the child all right?” She answered, “It is all right.”

Go back and read this whole story from verse 8-37. As you read, see the compassion, courage, and steadfastness of the Shunammite woman. Yes, this story is about one of Elisha’s strongest miracles- bringing someone back from the dead. But it all started with the compassion of this woman. I stopped on verse 26, with her response “it is all right.” I love KJV says “All is Well.” 

Oh to have that resolve - that all is well in whatever. This woman’s baby died in her lap, and she never voiced it. She never let that come across her lips but she got to the one that she felt could do something. 

She didn’t waste time talking about it to anyone who could not help her. Did you hear it? 

She didn’t even say it to the prophet, but he knew something was wrong.  

We have to get to the One that can handle whatever we are going through. And I just believe that we cannot let negativity come across our lips. All is well. 

If we believe that all things work together for good to those that live the Lord and are the called according to his purpose- then all is well. 

Let that permeate your spirit. Watch as negativity fades away. Blessings on your day. enough for now.

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Happy Mother’s Day

Proverbs 30:10-31

“A capable wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.

The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.

She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.

She is like the ships of the merchant, she brings her food from far away.

She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household and tasks for her servant-girls.

She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

She girds herself with strength, and makes her arms strong.

She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night.

She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. 

She opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy.

She is not afraid for her household when it snows, for all her household are clothed in crimson.

She makes herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Her husband is known in the city gates, taking his seat among the elders of the land.

She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies the merchant with sashes.

Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Her children rise up and call her happy; her husband too, and he praises her:

“Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.”

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Give her a share in the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the city gates.”

 

This Proverb of “Ode to a Capable Wife” or “Who can find a Virtuous Woman?” says a lot. Today we salute mothers - those who made a way when there was no way. Those who stayed up crying, praying, those who gave us what they had. Those who showed us how to get what we have. The tired, the weary, the steadfast. Those who beamed with pride in our accomplishments. Those who cried with us in our hurts. Those who encouraged, protected, provided, loved on, prayed with, walked with . . .

Yes, the mothers.

We salute the mothers. The new ones, the ones not new. The mothers that God loves. The mothers who love God. The mothers who know where their help comes from, the ones who are learning. 

The last two verses sums it up, “Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her a share in the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the city gates.”  enough for now.

Believe It

Psalm 125

“Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people,

from this time on and forevermore.

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous might not stretch out their hands to do wrong.

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts. But those who turn aside to their own crooked ways

the Lord will lead away with evildoers.

Peace be upon Israel.”

Spend some time with this Psalm. “Those who trust in the Lord cannot be moved.” Mount Zion is about 2,430 ft in elevation, so the Temple Mount is even higher. This is why you see in scripture “going up to Jerusalem.” It is higher than Mt Everest. It’s not going anywhere. It can’t be moved. That’s how powerful our trust is in the Lord- we cannot be moved.

And then - the mountains surround Jerusalem, yes they do. God surrounds us, envelopes us in his care, his protection. He keeps us when we don’t even know we need to be kept. That’s some keeping. When we let him, when we rest in his peace. 

I kept the remaining passages just to show how he has kept us, he is keeping us, he will keep us. He ain’t going nowhere, we ain’t going nowhere. It’s his powerful everlasting love for us. Trust that. Believe that. Rest in that. enough for now.

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