Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—2 Kings 4:8-17
by: Leota Stevens.
This woman of Shunem really intrigues me. She was not a daughter of Israel, yet she recognized that God had his hand on Elisha. It wasn’t enough for her to just offer the prophet a meal when he came into town, but she wanted to assist him with lodging also. She conceived a remodeling plan that would accommodate both Elisha and his traveling protégé. In return for her uncommon courtesy and consideration of the needs of others, the Lord met this barren woman’s deepest need by promising that she would conceive a much-desired son. You can’t outgive God!