219//it is well//

2 Kings 4:26
"...Please run now to meet her, and say to her, ‘Is it well with you? Is it well with your husband? Is it well with the child?’”And she answered, “It is well.”

This is a story faith, courage and hope. It follows the lives of two faithful gems of the Old Testament, Elisha (one of God's incredible prophets and servants) and a certain older women from the village of Shunem.

The story goes that she was a notable women who, along with her older husband, loved and served the man of God (Elisha) so much so that she convinced her husband to add a room onto their home so when he was in town he had a place to stay. Throughout this time, Elisha had prophesied that she and her husband would have a son. Eventually, it came to pass. And at a ripe old age, God blessed them with their first and only son.

And now their darling son had died and she had to move fast. Facing this disaster, tragedy and loss, she held a strong and steady spirit of faith and peace. "It is well," was all she said to those who asked. She had to get the man of God, Elisha, to her son, the whole time declaring, "it is well." I want this woman's all-in-one faith and peace. Placing her son on the man of God's bed (the one in their home) she ran ran ran as fast as she could to get to the man of God's side, still declaring, "it is well" to all who asked, and maybe even to herself. Not once did she waver in her peace and faith..."It is well" was her mantra. She made it to Elisha and begged him to come to her son's side. She knew the power of His almighty God could fix her problem and she would not take no for an answer. "It is well" was all she had to say.

I don't know if she actually felt "well" in her soul, or if she felt the most fear and dread she had ever felt in her entire life. Perhaps she was actually just being strong and faithful because that's all she could do. Who knows? Sometimes, it's just by God's grace that it is well with our insides, and other times you may feel it. It turns out, the Shunammite woman's boy was brought back to life by their faith. I don't know how your story will end or how it has already turned out, but throughout the course of your life when things are in shambles..."it is well." Either loudly from the mountain tops or a whisper in your bedroom, however you feel in the midst of your pain and heartbreak..."it is well." Amen.
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