Is All Well?

 “It is well.” (2 Kings 4:26)

With the death of her son, how could this mother say all was well? She learned much from God’s prophet as he frequented their home. Knowing her child was a miracle from God and that God was the miracle-maker, this mother went immediately to the prophet who could intercede on his and her behalf. She waited with an anxious expectation on the power of God, the power of prayer, and unwavering faith that all would be well.

This unnamed woman showed great kindness to God’s prophet by supplying a meal each time he passed through Shunem. After several visits to their home, she and her husband added a small “prophet’s room” furnished with essentials for lodging. When Elisha asked his servant what he could do to repay her kindness, Gehazi said she had no child, and her husband was old. The prophet called for the woman and said, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” And at that season the following year, she bore a son, just as Elisha said.

The child became ill one day while in the field, and his father carried him home. On his mother’s lap, he died—her miracle son was gone. At once, she brought him to the prophet’s room, laid him on the bed, and told her husband she was going to meet the man of God. When he asked the reason why, she assured, “It shall be well.” Elisha saw the woman at a distance and sent his servant to ask if everything was well with the family. She replied, “It is well,” until she reached the prophet. Falling at his feet, she poured out the brokenness of her heart. Returning to her home, Elisha, miraculously by the power of God, brought the boy back to life. The woman fell at his feet in gratitude and took up her son.

Is all well with you? We have Someone to whom we can pour out the brokenness of our heart. As we place our confidence in the fact that God knows the best for us and others, we, too, can say, “It is well.” Can you pray with an unfettered faith, trusting our all-powerful God with your most profound need? Rest in His foreknowledge, wisdom, and care; He is the same miracle-making God today.