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April
Saturday 6th
TOPIC:
DILIGENT HOLINESS OF HEAVEN-BOUND WIDOW
TEXT:
2 Kings 4:1-7
KEY
VERSE: James 1:27, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is
this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep
himself unspotted from the world.”
We
see them all around us but we scarcely know what they are passing through.
Jesus who says I am a husband to the widow understands better. God gives them
special attention. Widows who suffer beyond measure do so because they have not
known His way. The circumstance of life has put them under pressure and many of
them miss heaven in the process. God wants to open your eyes and teach you
truth about widowhood. He knows the way through the widowhood. He knows how to
bring you out of the wilderness of widowhood.
In
our reading text, we see the burden of the widow in a practical way. Apart from
losing her husband she had to raise up her children alone. Compounding her
misery were the creditors who would not show mercy to her. Sometimes, the
harassment of the widow is from her in-laws who want to take undue advantage of
her or deny her the inheritance from her husband. It is really a hard state for
the widow. Except God stands by a widow, how can she survive widowhood? How can
she avoid compromise and make heaven? That is why God is giving them attention
and also instructs his children to do the same. The Bible says in James
1:27, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To
visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself
unspotted from the world.”
God
recognizes the need of the widow for help. Your visit to a widow should not be
to make a sport of her or to mock her, but to comfort her and show her
love. This is what God has promised the widow in Isaiah 54:4-5, “Fear not; for
thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be
put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not
remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. For thy Maker is thine
husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of
Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.” Dear widow,
your Maker is your husband, therefore, let your heart be comforted and
peaceful; Do not be troubled. For the sake of heaven, remain steadfast in
faith.
Thought
for the day:
Widow! Be comforted for the Lord is your Husband and Defender.
Song
for the day: Who can battle with the Lord (x3), I say
nobody
#Horemow.
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