The Shunammite Woman - Her Legacy Of Prayer

The Shunammite Woman - Her Legacy Of Prayer

“About this time next year,” Elisha said, “you will hold a son in your arms.”

— 2 Kings 4:16

REFLECT ON:	2 Kings 4:8 – 37.
PRAISE GOD:	That he never overlooks even a small kindness performed out of love for him.
OFFER THANKS:	For the kindness you have experienced at the hands of others.
CONFESS:	Your tendency to overlook others’ needs because you are so focused on your own.
ASK GOD:	To make you jealous for opportunities to care for others in basic and practical ways.

Lift Your Heart

The Shunammite woman is a wonderful example of someone who anticipated Jesus’ words to his disciples to “seek first his [the Father’s] kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33). Like the lilies of the field, she didn’t worry about God’s provision and so experienced it abundantly. Ask for an opportunity this week to perform an act of practical kindness or hospitality for someone else. Consider lending your prayers, your gifts, and your energy on a regular basis to a group or ministry working to bring justice to those most in need of it.

Father, show me someone’s need today. Then help me break out of my own small world and find a way to show your love to that person.