2 Kings 4:18

2 Kings 4:18 says, And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.  After the child that Elisha had told the Shunammite woman she would have when he asked her what he could do for her because of her kindness to him was grown, or past the time of infancy where many children died, he was out with the reapers with his father.  He was evidently out where his father was working as any lad should be at times.  Even if someone has a child that is considered to be by a miracle, they should still be treated as any other child.  Verse nineteen adds, And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.  The boy started complaining of his head aching, and his father told a lad there with him to take him to his mother.  He may have believed that she would be better at caring for him, and sometimes that assumption is still made today.  Verse twenty continues, And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.  When the boy was brought to his mother, he sat on her lap until noon, and then he died.  The mother held her son for a long time, but he still died.  Sometimes, all the love and concern that a mother or father has for a child will not be enough to keep them alive.  Verse twenty-one states, And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.  She took her son to Elisha's room, laid him on the bed, and shut him in the room.  We don't need to bring our children to a man of God, but to Jesus Christ, and we must do so while they are still alive.  There is no better place to leave a child than at the feet of Jesus.  He is the only One Who can give them spiritual life.  Verse twenty-two adds, And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.  She told her husband to send her one of the young men and an ass so that she could go to Elisha.  Still, her real help would not come from Elisha, but from God Himself.  As followers of Christ, we need to always look to Him first for help in trying situations.  Of course, at this time, this was not really possible, so she looked to a prophet who represented God.  Verse twenty-three continues, And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.  Her husband asked her where she would look for him since it wasn't a day to worship, and she said it would be well.  She was acting by faith and not sight.  We cannot wait until we can physically find all the answers before turning to God but must always act in faith knowing that whatever happens, if we are a Christian, everything will be okay.  Verse twenty-four declares, Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.  She mounted the ass and told her servant to drive until she told him to stop.  If we are in need today, we should not stop until we come to Jesus for help.  Verse twenty-five adds, 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:  She found Elisha, as we will always find Jesus if we are looking for Him in fith.  Elisha saw her while she was still far off and asked Gehazi if she were not the Shunammite woman.  We don't need to worry that that Jesus Christ will not recognize us when we come to Him for whatever reason.  Verse twenty-six continues, 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:  Elisha told Gehazi to run to her and ask her if everything was well with her, her husband and child.  She told him it was when he got to her, which would imply that she had faith that God through Elisha would raise her son from the dead.  We need that same faith that when we come to Jesus Christ today that everything will be well, no matter what happens in this life.  Verse twenty-eight concludes, 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.  When she got to Elisha, she caught him by the feet and Gehazi attempted to pull her away.  We never want to be guilty of attempting to stop others from coming to Jesus Christ today.  Elisha told Gehazi to leave her alone, that she was vexed in her soul, and that the Lord had hidden the reason from him.  Even as a prophet, Elisha did not know everything, and neither will we as Cristians today.  We just need to wait for Him to reveal to us what we need to know in any situation.