THE LORD GOD CAN RESTORE THAT WHICH WAS LOST

PROCLAMATION

“Just as Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had restored the dead to life, the woman whose son Elisha had brought back to life came to appeal to the king for her house and land … ‘Give her back everything that belonged to her, including all the income from her land from the day she left the country until now.’”  2 Kings 8:5-6 (NIV)

EXPLANATION

Elisha told the woman whose son he restored to life to leave the area because a severe seven year-long famine was coming, and she obeyed him and left. (2 Kings 8:1-2)  After the famine ended, she returned and appealed to the king to return her house and land.  Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, was just telling the king about the woman and what Elisha had done for her son when she presented herself to the king. (2 Kings 8:3-5)  The king questioned the woman regarding the events surrounding the restoration of her son and then assigned one of his officials to see that she received everything that belonged to her.

APPLICATION

There is a blessing in store for us when we obey The Word of God as spoken to us by the man of God.  Obedience to God’s word is paramount, even when it appears that by doing so we will lose something of value.  The Lord God can restore that which was lost and also provide an additional unexpected blessing.  Remember Job, a wealthy God-fearing man, (Job 1:1-3) lost everything that he had (Job 1:18-21) and afterwards The Lord God blessed him with twice the amount that he had. (Job 42:10)