When the son of the rich Shunammite woman died in 2 Kings
4:18-26, she laid him on the bed that she had provided for the man of God. It
was another way of telling God: ‘Lord, I have some deposits in my heavenly
account: it is time to make a withdrawal’. She did not request for the child in
the first place; it came as •interest on her investment. Do you have a deposit
with God which you can draw from in times of crisis? It is wisdom to have such
a deposit because atvery crucial moments in the life of the depositor, your
investment will speak for you. At such times, you may not be the one to speak for
yourself.
Psalm 20:1-3 says God will remember your offering in the day
of trouble. This refers to regular offerings. But do you have a solid deposit
with God? Dorcas did. In Acts 9:36- 42, when she died, everybody protested —
Not Dorcas! When some people die, people would say may their soul rest in
peace, but when some others die, people will lead a protest march to God,
saying there must have been some kind of mistake. Check it; such people whose
cases are protested most likely had deposits with God. As people protested
Dorcas’ death, they sent for Peter and began to show him reasons she cannot
just go now. So the Lord was forced to ask her to return to earth to continue
her good work. If you die today, how many people will miss you? To test this,
travel for one month and see how many people will ask you where you have been.
If on your return people just say good morning to you, then it likely that when
you die, you may go unnoticed to such people. While on board a ship in one of
his trips, there was a terrible storm that put the lives of all that were
onboard in danger for over two weeks. In the midst of this, an angel visited
Paul and God said to him that because of his credit with God, both his life and
the lives of those with him would be saved (Acts 27:13-24). Do you have credit
with God?
“And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God,
and shut the door upon him, and went out!” 2 Kings 4:21.
“Remember all thy
offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice” Psalm 20:3
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