TEXT: 2 KINGS 4: 8-36
The Shunammite woman was well-to- do. She accommodated
Prophet Elisha in her house. Elisha in his quest to reciprocate her kindness
asked the woman what she wanted. Elisha made a decree that she would have a son
the following year, this came to pass and the boy grew. One day the boy fell
sick and died. The mother saw that the boy had died, told her husband to send a
servant and a donkey, so that she could go to see the man of God.
When the husband asked her why she wanted to see the
prophet, she replied positively that “it’s all right” (vs 23) generally speaking,
a woman that her son had just died is not expected to say such a calm word like
that, but she maintained her peace, and she refused to speak negatively into to
the negative situation.
When she got to the man of God, she was asked “Are you all
right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?” (vs 26) a very crucial lesson from this woman is
that, no matter what we may be going through, we should always make positive
confession to any negative situation in our lives. She was asked “is your child
all right? That question should have made her to break down and start saying
negative things, yet she maintained her positive confession. At the end of the
story; the dead child came back to life. (Thank God for power of positive mind)
As believers, the scripture says “there is power of life
and death in our tongues. (Proverbs 18:21) Whatever you say with your mouth
will come to pass. Another lesson from the woman is that when you confess
positively to a negative situation, the negative situation responds positively.
This means that when things are not going on well, if you confess positive
things during the unpleasant situation, the situation will turn to favour you.
Do not be overwhelmed with any unpleasant situation to the
extent of confessing negative things like placing a curse on yourself, or
speaking bad things to yourself. The lord said in the book of numbers that “I
will do unto you just as your mouth has spoken.”
Positive confession can change the negative situation in
your life. Confess positively!
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