God's Perfect Timing!
"My lord, O king, this is the woman"
2 Kings 8: 5
Have you ever heard that timing is everything? In 2 Kings 4, Elisha
is introduced to a Shunammite woman who generously provides food
and a room for his use when he passed by Shunem. Elisha noted the
woman’s kindness and desired to do something for her. Learning she
had no child, he called for the woman and told her that within a year
she would have a son.
The story then jumps to a time when the boy is in the fields with
his father and he becomes ill. He dies in his mother’s arms. This
woman of faith sought Elisha, who ultimately raised the boy back
to life. Later in 2 Kings 8, Elisha told her to take her family away
from Israel because of an impending seven-year famine. She
again followed Elisha’s counsel, but upon her return to Israel,
the ownership of her house had gone to others, so
she
appealed to the king.
Once again, God’s perfect timing is seen.
There are no coincidences when we are
in the will of God, His timing is perfect.
"There are no coincidences in
our life, only God’s providence."
Greg Laurie
