Monday's Meditation

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. –Revelations 21:5

Have you ever had someone promise you something? Have you ever been anxious, wondering if the promise would ever come to pass? Have you ever been let down by someone who didn’t follow through on their word? Well there is one person who may keep you waiting, but will never let you down! His name is Jesus!

Elisha, the prophet, raised a woman’s son from the dead, and then Elisha instructed the woman to move from their home because a famine was coming. So the woman and her son, grateful for all God had done, left their home for seven years. After seven years had ended, she and her son returned. Miraculously the King and his servant were discussing a miracle Elisha had performed, to rasing a boy from the dead at the precise time the woman and her son entered the King’s presence. Gehazi, the King’s servant, recognized the woman and her son. They had come to ask permission to return to their home. The King, because of his discussion with Gehazi! granted the woman’s wishes and restored to her completely everything she had lost while she and her son were gone!

This story illustrates perfectly how God will fulfill His promises, and how, if God tells you to do something and you do it, He will always provide! The woman and her son were given favor because of their sacrifice. Sometimes, in the process of restoration, God will use people that everyone else has counted out! God used Gehazi, a man who had been stricken with leprosy, to restore a family to their home! It’s astounding that a man who once had leprosy stood in the presence of the King! Be careful who you rule out in your life, because God just may use them to bring restoration to you!

God not only restored the woman and her son. God restored Gehazi as well! He was a man who was without hope, a social outcast! He was labeled as unclean! Yet, God chose him, and used him to restore a family! No matter what you’ve gone through, God can still use you! Even if you feel rejected now, it won’t be long until God uses you to give Him glory! Whatever you’re going through in your life right now, can’t be any worse than what Gehazi went through. And if he can make it, you can too! You are more than a conqueror through Christ! If God be for you, who can be against you? Never lose hope. No matter how dark this world may get, know that you are precious to God himself! If God can restore a boy from the dead, a family to their rightful home, and a man who was stricken with a detestable disease, God can, and God will, restore you.

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You cannot climb a mountain if you will not risk a fall.
- Rick Beneteau