“Next Year At This Time”
1. Make room for God.
One day Elisha went to the town of Shunem. A wealthy woman lived there, and she urged him to come to her home for a meal. After that, whenever he passed that way, he would stop there for something to eat. She said to her husband, “I am sure this man who stops in from time to time is a holy man of God. Let’s build a small room for him... 2 Kings 4:8-10a NLT
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 NIV
2. Give God...
A bed: Rest in God, trust Him when you are weary.
A table: Get in fellowship with God’s people. (church involvement).
A chair: Submit to God’s authority.
So [Paul], trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Acts 9:6 NKJV
A lamp: Become a light for others!
“Let’s build a small room for him on the roof and furnish it with a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp. Then he will have a place to stay whenever he comes by.” 2 Kings 4:10b NLT
3. When you make room for God, He will meet your needs.
One day Elisha returned…he went up to this upper room to rest. He said to his servant Gehazi, “Tell the woman from Shunem I want to speak to her.” “...What can we do for you? Can we put in a good word for you to the king or to the commander of the army?’” “No,” she replied, “my family takes good care of me.” Later Elisha asked Gehazi, “What can we do for her?” Gehazi replied, “She doesn’t have a son, and her husband is an old man.” “Call her back again,” Elisha told him. 2 Kings 4:11-15 NLT
4. He will resurrect dead dreams and fulfill them too! Time to get your hopes up!
When the woman returned, Elisha said to her... “Next year at this time you will be holding a son in your arms!” “No, my lord!” she cried. “O man of God, don’t deceive me and get my hopes up like that.” But sure enough, the woman soon became pregnant. And at that time the following year she had a son, just as Elisha had said. 2 Kings 4:16-17 NLT
Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. Psalm 37:4 AMP
Message Notes: The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, New King James Version. The Amplified Bible, paraphrased edition. Believe: Hope Has Your Name on It, by Joel Osteen.