Popular Gospel Actor and Evangelist, Mike Bamiloye in a recent post on his official Facebook page spoke about “An Altar Of His Presence” and read from the book of 2 Kings 4:18-21. He said that the Shunammite woman was gloriously blessed with a child by the prophetic pronouncement of Elisha after he had been well treated and had enjoyed great hospitality and had been ushered into the new Guest Room made specially for him.
He then said, “When I read through the story again, I saw that at a certain age the boy, he became sick and died on the lap of his mother. then, I read that, the mother took the dead child up to the Room of Elisha.
It is very interesting that the Man of God had now become a part of the family, that the Guest Room and the bed of the Prophet were still intact in the house, and the woman had to place the dead child on the “bed of the Man of God”, stepped out of the room and shut the door behind her.
She ran to the Prophet at Mount Carmel and reported with tears. The Man of God came with her back into the house, went up into the Room, and prayed and raise the boy up.”
He then said that a lot of people would receive miracles from the Lord and then send God packing from their life. A lot of people would receive miracles for their homes and marriage, and slow down the pace of their zeal and love for God.
A lot of people after getting from the Lord would recline into their former ways of life of lukewarmness and lack of faith and zeals for the things of God. But This woman, after getting the child that she badly needed from God, still kept the room of the Prophet intact. She still took care of him there and kept the room intact and safe.
He further said that some people, after a series of fasting and prayers, to secure a promotion, a child or a wife or husband, and after getting what they wanted, they dismantle the Altar they have built in their time of Crisis.
Some people would abandon their faith outrightly, after they had been blessed with the miracle of a job, of issue of the womb or employment. The love of some people would wax cold and they would be living their sinful lives as before. When the crisis struck again, there would be no place to turn.
Finally, he said, “After getting the miracles from the Lord, after the Lord blessed you with the desire of your heart, do not stop worshipping him. Do not get His miracles and run away, stay in Him and with Him. Love Him and still keep his altar intact in your house.
The Presence of the Lord is the only security for the miracles and the goodness you have received from the Lord. His presence protects your miracles from the devil’s assaults. His presence secures the provisions you got from him. So do not drive his presence away from you. Keep loving him always.
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