DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 8-9; Ezekiel 11; John 3:22-36
And she went up and laid him upon the bed of the man of God,
shut the door upon him, and went out. 2 Kings 4:21
So often in the life of faith we must let things alone. The Shunamite
woman placed her dead son, her special gift from God, on the
prophet’s bed—symbolizing to her the Lord’s presence. Then she
shut the door, leaving him there. There was nothing more she could
do for her boy. Am I facing a problem which is beyond the help of
man, which requires the Master’s touch? Then let me seek Him; let
me deepen my knowledge of the Almighty while leaving the child
in His hands. Then let me say with the faith of the Shunamite to all
I meet in the way today, “It is well.” —M. MacMullen
In faith, Lord, let me serve Thee; though persecution, grief and pain,
Should seek to overwhelm me, let me a steadfast trust retain.—E. N.