(Excerpt from Pastor’s book, ‘How to Get a Grip on God’s Promises”)
We can see that the Shunammite woman was watching her words. She only spoke words of faith and peace. The words she spoke laid the groundwork for the miraculous resurrection of her son. In verse 26 when Elisha saw this woman coming he told his servant to go meet her and ask, “…Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? Her answer remained the same, “it is well.”
Do you know what the prophet of God was really asking? The margin of my Bible said he was asking, “is peace thine?” Now you might be saying, why is that so important? The prophet was testing her grip on the promise. There is no room for doubt in this situation. If this woman was going to see the full manifestation of her miracle she needed to stand strong on the Word of God. In the Strong’s Concordance the word shalom has several meanings. In addition to “peace” it could also mean “safety, health, and prosperity.” Remember she answered the prophet of God, “. . . It is well.” She did not blurt out, “Well prophet of God, my son is dead.” Her faith response was essentially, “peace is mine.”
Do you know what she was saying? Prophet of God, I do not want to talk about my situation right now, but let me just tell you what I have inside of me. I have peace, safety, and health. Listen to this woman speaking her faith with a dead son at home. You think you have problems? This woman is saying, prophet of God, I have a grip on the promise of God and I am not letting go!