It Is Well

Yesterday, the Lord blessed our family once again with a baby! Walker River Berry was born to my brother and sister-in-law! Although life is a miracle that only the Lord can give, the Lord truly gave them a miracle. According to doctors, they were not supposed to be able to have him. But, the Great Physician "breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul." (Gen.2:7).
  In the book of II Kings 4:18-37, is the account of the Shunammite Woman. The prophet Elisha had stayed at her home in prophet's chamber she had made him. The Lord had promised to bless her with a child for taking care of the man of God. She didn't believe him at first because she wasn't supposed to be able to have children. But God was true to His Word as He always is, and gave her a son. He went to the field one day with his father, then came to him with pain in his head. He sent him home, by another lad to his mother. Then he sat on her knees until noon, and died. The mother laid him on the prophet's bed and closed the door on him and went to the man of God. She told her husband she needed one of the young men and one of the donkeys to ride to the prophet. When he asked why, said replied " It shall be well." The prophet saw her coming afar off and sent his servant to see what was the matter. She replied "It is Well." She went on to Elisha and told him in grief what had happened. Elisha went with her to the child, but sent Gehazi his servant ahead of them to lay his staff on the child. But, nothing happened. Only when the prophet went in the room with the child, prayed unto the Lord, stretching himself over him 2 times, after pacing back and forth in the room, did the life of the child return! The child sneezed 7 times and then Elisha called his mother. God had blessed her faith in believing that the Lord had heard her prayer: that He would raise her child from the dead, because He had promised him to her. The Lord used her in a great way as a witness to His Power and His blessings on His children!
 
The Lord gave these verses to me, my sister-in-law, and brother when they had tried for years to have a child. After much prayer, the Lord DID BLESS THEM with a daughter. They later learned that she was very sick. We claimed these verses the Lord had specifically given and waited on the Lord. He blessed Olivia, their daughter, and them with her short life of almost one month. We didn't understand why, after the Lord gave us those verses. All we knew is that He HAD, and that HE is ALWAYS true to HIS WORD! Looking back, we now see what the Lord did through Olivia, and the lives she touched. Her passing resulted in the salvation of our nephew! We may not even know all that the Lord did through her life until we are in Heaven one day! But, the Lord was not through working! They stayed faithful to the Lord, giving HIM ALL THE GLORY! Within one year, the Lord blessed them with a daughter in working out only what He could, through adoption. Then within another year, He blessed them with TRIPLET BOYS! Then to every one's amazement, the Lord ONCE AGAIN blessed this year with a son, that they were not supposed to be able to have! The Lord had remained faithful to the promise He had made them, just as He did to the Shunammite woman! All of these last 4 years of knowing that "It shall be well", now _"It IS WELL!" The Lord has blessed their faithfulness and honoring Him, and blessed as He HAD PROMISED! ONLY OUR SAVIOUR COULD DO WHAT HE HAS DONE! ALL GLORY GOES TO HIM!

Has God made you a promise? HE WILL NEVER GO BACK ON HIS WORD HE CANNOT DENY HIMSELF! Stay faithful to the Lord. God ALWAYS honors faithfulness and HIS WORD! IN HIS TIME, HE WILL WORK! Then you too can say, "It is WELL!"