It Is Well, and I Am, Too

 

Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, 
Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? 
And she answered, It is well. 
(2 Kings 4:26 KJV)

Well, it is not as well as I hoped with the photo - it is a t-shirt I bought a couple of years ago. The phrase has a great deal of meaning for me. I've written before about Horatio Spafford and how/why he wrote the song of the same title. In fact, you'll fine somewhere between half to a full dozen of mentions over the years I've written this blog.

Earlier this week, while shopping for groceries, a lady took a few moments to get my attention, then told me how she loved the sentence, and the song. She knew some about Spafford and his family, but did not know about the American Colony in Jerusalem, so I was ablel to share a bit more of his story.

I was speaking to a woman who through our discussion confirmed she was one of my sisters through Jesus Christ. We were brought together with no planning on our part, but thoroughly enjoyed a few moments speaking of how our Lord works through so many lives, across so many years, with words that resonate through millenia. "It is well," translated in the King James Bible, from the mouth of a Shunammite woman who was granted a miracle, and still prayed for another one. You can read of her in 2 Kings' fourth chapter.

Thousands of year later, two aged women spoke her words, too. It is well, in our lives and in our souls no matter how much of a turmoil resides in our world. God has provided for us, as promised:

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7 KJV)

We spoke of how God's word provides comfort in difficult times, as promised:

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4 KJV)

We shared how people spoke of God's love, sharing His love and desire for mankind:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16 KJV)

And that it is by His mercy we are His through that belief:

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV)

We are not God's slaves, we are His children, joint heirs with Christ:

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: (Romans 8:15-16 KJV)

The two of us may not meet again. We don't live in the same county, we just happen to shop in one store, meeting for a few short moments. However, we also shared the joy that we will meet again and have eternity to chat with people who brought God's word to us - think how many that would be, including a Shunnamite woman and a man of God who responded to her prayers. 

May God respond to yours as you seek to know more about Him.

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: (Isaiah 55:6 KJV)