DANGER OF SILENCE Sun28Jul 2013 12:00:AM Read: 2 Kings4:1-7 Memory verse: Jeremiah 33:3 Bible in a year: Deuteronomy 23-25 Key Point It isyour outcrythattells God you truly need whatHe thought you needed. Memory Verse Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee greatand mighty things, which thou knowestnot. Jeremiah 33:3 Message There are several lessons to be learnt from the Shunammite woman of 2 Kings 4:18-26, one of these is that in her time of need, she cried persistently for help until she got it. Another aspect for which she must be commended is that when her son died, she did not immediately set out for the man of God but first exercised her faith by placing the boy on the bed of the man of God. It was when the matter was beyond her faith that she set out to meet the man of God. Today, many Christians are very lazy. They hardly exercise their faith in times of crisis. They are used to calling one person or the other over the most trivial matter. What happens if there is crisis and there is no one you can call? Start trusting in the Lord. God wants you to grow. If only you can exercise your personal faith, no matter how small, it will begin to grow. When the boy failed to wake up on the bed of the man of God, she decided to take the matter to the man of God himself. Sighting her from afar, Elisha sent Gehazi his servant to her but she failed to disclose her problem to him. This raises the question of credibility and integrity. If as a minister of God people cannot share confidential matters with you, it may be that you rate quite low in integrity. If you are loose tongued and what is shared with you in secret filters out, and probably becomes common knowledge, then you will end up overseeing strangers. Are you trustworthy as a leader? Moreover, when she got to the man of God, she grabbed his feet, resolving not to leave him. The reason many people are still nursing their problem is because they are too quiet. If you keep quiet, God will assume that you are enjoying the situation, so He too will be silent on the matter. A widow of one of the sons of the prophets had a serious financial problem that could have led to her untimely death and she kept quiet. It was when she cried out that God arose for her. What situation are you or your family in? Cry out today and the Lord will come to your rescue.
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