Today I read 2 Kings 4 and it is wonderful to find such a gem of faith in all this rubbish of unbelief in the rest of the Old Testament. This chapter contains a story of a Shunammite woman who has great faith and a tender heart. She and her husband made friends with Elisha and always made sure to feed him when he was passing by their way. After doing this for awhile, they set up a spare room for Elisha to stay with them as he journeyed to where he was going. As best I can tell, she did not expect anything from this kindness, she just recognized that he was a prophet and so wanted to care for him.
Eventually the woman does ask Elisha for something, she asks for a son since she was barren. The Lord blesses her with a child, but as the child gets older it dies, I'm not really sure how, it doesn't say that I saw. However, Elisha is granted the ability to bring the child back to life. It is wonderful to see this good woman's faith in the Lord rewarded and all her selfless acts repaid in kind. I know not every story gets a fairytale ending, but it is nice and heartwarming when it does in fact happen. Until tomorrow.
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