When It's Time to Go Back Where Jesus Laid
March 15, 2015
MF Blume
2 Kings 4:17-21 KJV And the woman conceived, and bare a son at
that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of
life. (18) And when the child was grown, it fell on a day,
that he went out to his father to the reapers. (19) And he
said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him
to his mother. (20) And when he had taken him, and brought
him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
(21) And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God,
and shut the door upon him, and went out.
A woman’s son died due to an affliction in his head.
- And the mother carried him to a room they built for Elisha the
man of God for times when he would pass through, that he might have
place to rest.
- Elisha was about to raise this boy from the dead.
It all began when this family supplied this prophet a place to rest.
2 Kings 4:8-11 KJV And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to
Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread.
And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat
bread. (9) And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I
perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us
continually. (10) Let us make a little chamber, I pray
thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and
a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that
he shall turn in thither. (11) And it fell on a day, that
he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
Seeking to bless her for her act of kindness, we read…
2 Kings 4:12-17 KJV And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this
Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
(13) And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast
been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee?
wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host?
And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. (14) And
he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily
she hath no child, and her husband is old. (15) And he
said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the
door. (16) And he said, About this season, according to the
time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord,
thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. (17) And
the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said
unto her, according to the time of life.
When you make JESUS a part of your LIFE and serve Him it’s like adding a room to your house.
- That room is where HE SLEPT.
- His sleep is His death.
- And that is getting saved and NEW LIFE IS BORN!
2 Kings 4:17-20 KJV And the woman conceived, and bare a son at
that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of
life. (18) And when the child was grown, it fell on a day,
that he went out to his father to the reapers. (19) And he
said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him
to his mother. (20) And when he had taken him, and brought
him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
What she did about the death of her child teaches us a powerful lesson on how to handle attacks we face.
- This affliction attacked the boy’s head.
- OUR MINDS are where the devil attacks us 99% of the time.
- And the mother speaks of the CHURCH who directs believers.
Elisha’s room where he slept speaks to us of the burial tomb of
Jesus where He laid, what the bible often calls the SLEEP of death.
- It’s sleep because it is temporary.
- Jesus LAID IN DEATH only to resurrect again in victory for our
salvation, our victory and our overcoming lives He laid out for us to
LIVE IN THIS PRESENT TIME!
She obviously heard of the resurrection of the widow’s son by Elijah in Zarephath.
1 Kings 17:17-23 KJV And it came to pass after these things, that
the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his
sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
(18) And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O
thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance,
and to slay my son? (19) And he said unto her, Give me thy
son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft,
where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. (20) And he
cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought
evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
(21) And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and
cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this
child's soul come into him again. (22) And the LORD heard
the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and
he revived. (23) And Elijah took the child, and brought him
down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his
mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
Elijah laid the boy’s body in the place where he abode in a loft upon his own bed.
- This woman of Shunem did the same thing!
- And we learn Elisha did the same thing Elijah did by laying himself on the boy’s body.
- It’s the same story twice over!
- In the mouth of TWO WITNESSES let everything be established.
She contacted Elisha.
2 Kings 4:25-28 KJV So she went and came unto the man of God to
mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar
off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that
Shunammite: (26) Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say
unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well
with the child? And she answered, It is well. (27) And when
she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but
Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her
alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from
me, and hath not told me. (28) Then she said, Did I desire
a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
He sent Gehazi to go instead of him and lay his staff on the boy’s face.
2 Kings 4:28-30 KJV Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord?
did I not say, Do not deceive me? (29) Then he said to
Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy
way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee,
answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the
child. (30) And the mother of the child said, As the LORD
liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose,
and followed her.
She insisted he come.
2 Kings 4:32-35 KJV And when Elisha was come into the house,
behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. (33) He
went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto
the LORD. (34) And he went up, and lay upon the child, and
put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands
upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh
of the child waxed warm. (35) Then he returned, and walked
in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him:
and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
After being afflicted in the HEAD, the SEVEN SNEEZES depict what the
medical world would explain as a CLEARING OF THE OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE
HEAD that were likely part of the reason the BOY DIED DUE TO AN
AFFLICTION IN HIS HEAD.
Christians get defeated so many times by some devilish thought put into
their minds by the enemy, and it eats their faith away and they get
angry and discouraged and fail God.
This church mother is teaching you to lay down where JESUS LAID when you are attacked in your mind.
- Go in your spirit and heart to the TOMB OF JESUS where He slept and later awakened in resurrection power.
- Identify With Jesus Christ’s death all over again, LIKE YOU DID WHEN YOU FIRST GOT SAVED.
- Realize your experience of resurrection with Jesus in your
salvation is the same source of recovery for you out of this present
ordeal.
- Actually go back in your minds to the place of the death of Jesus.
Romans 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him,
that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not
serve sin.
Ephesians 1:16-20 Cease not to give thanks for you, making
mention of you in my prayers; (17) That the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of
wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: (18) The
eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is
the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his
inheritance in the saints, (19) And what is the exceeding
greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working
of his mighty power, (20) Which he wrought in Christ, when
he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the
heavenly places,
God shows us stories where we can see glimpses of the death and
resurrection of Jesus where PEOPLE GOT VICTORY OVER ENEMIES.
He’s trying to teach us that key to winning battles is
identifying with the death of Jesus, so we have victory like the
resurrection of Jesus IN ALL OUR BATTLES!
Every attack you go through will be won when you apply the same faith
you did in knowing ONLY GOD CAN SAVE YOU FROM SIN, not yourself, to
your battle.
- When we use the same faith that we had when we knew Jesus did the
work to save us, not us saving ourselves, when He died and
resurrected,…
- That must be applied to our battle.
- We were united to Jesus in His death and that made God resurrect us so we’re saved.
- He called it a resurrection!
- And it’s also a resurrection when we win a battle.
- And if it’s a resurrection, then it’s because there’s been a death.
- And that death was with Jesus.
- Only union to His death will bring resurrection life.
- So we get resurrected by being saved, and we now need resurrection by overcoming a battle!
- And that means we have to have faith that GOD WILL MOVE and give
us victory ONLY WHEN we really believe it will come because of our
deaths with Jesus Christ!
- That will move God’s power to work!
It only works when we have faith HIS DEATH IS OURS so we can have victory.
- It was victory from sin when we got saved, but now it’s victory over battles and enemies after we’re saved!
God only works in power for us when we depend upon our deaths with Jesus for it.
- OUR RESURRECTION ALREADY OCCURRED WITH JESUS OVER THE STATE OF
BEING DEAD IN SIN, BECAUSE WE BELIEVED IN OUR UNION TO JESUS FOR THAT,
THEN THAT SAME UNION CAN RESURRECT US OUT OF ANY OTHER ORDEAL!
- Any other miracle IS LESS THAN SALVATION, so if we believed for salvation then we can surely believe for victory now!
This is PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE WORD OF GOD.
- Let the church teach you until you actually do this.
- Until you actually go in your spirit to the place where Jesus laid.
When Elisha went in that room with the boy, it’s like the LORD COMING IN ANOINTING RESURRECTING POWER due to YOUR FAITH.
- YOUR FAITH lays you in that same tomb in your spirit.
- YOUR FAITH in that UNION where you KNOW by the WORD that YOU DIED
WITH JESUS, and therefore upon that knowledge YOU EXPECT God’s
power to resurrect you causes JESUS TO ACTUALLY COME IN ANOINTING POWER
and IDENTIFY WITH YOU.
- You identify with Him in DEATH and HE COMES AND IDENTIFIES HIMSELF WITH YOU FOR RESURRECTION!
Notice the sequence
- MOUTH TO MOUTH first.
- THEN EYE TO EYE.
- FINALLY HANDS TO HANDS.
2 Kings 4:34 KJV And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put
his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands
upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh
of the child waxed warm.
FIRST YOU IDENTIFY by CONFESSING THE TRUTH OF THE WORD.
- Even if you cannot SEE IT YET, confess it first and THEN YOU WILL SEE.
- Once you SPEAK IT, you will soon SEE IT!
- And what you have seen in your spirit as ACTUAL TRUTH will COME FORTH IN YOUR ACTIONS, indicated BY YOUR HANDS!
This is the basis of the entire GOSPEL.
His MOUTH AND EYES AND HANDS are OUR MOUTH AND EYES AND HANDS.
- His victory is our victory.
- His resurrection is ours.
- That is what SAVED US!
- The same principle is what overcomes troubles TODAY!
When the attack practically KILLS US, the resurrection glory shines even more powerfully, because resurrection is OVER DEATH!
Realize we’ve been here before WHEN WE WERE SAVED!
- We’re always in union with Him after salvation, but we lost
that understanding when we were attacked, or we would have warded off
that attack to begin with.
- That’s why saved people get defeated.
- They FORGET the basis of victory, or never realized it.
- I DIED WITH JESUS AND RESURRECTED, so this present problem is what I will resurrect over once again!
- Reminding yourself that you already died and arose with Jesus
WHEN YOU WERE SAVED is actually LAYING YOURSELF IN THE PLACE WHERE
JESUS SLEPT!
THIS IS BEING TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF THE MIND.
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is
that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
- It is simply living the way the BIBLE describes our lives anyway.
IT CLEARS OUT THE OBSTRUCTIONS IN OUR MINDS.
2 Kings 4:35 KJV Then he returned, and walked in the house to and
fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed
seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
AND WE SEE AGAIN!
- WE SEE CLEARLY AGAIN!
- Sneezing clears out the HEAD!
- This shows how the LIES IN OUR MINDS AND THE ATTACKS OF THOUGHTS ARE CLEARED OUT!