What have you done for Him Lately?
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Introduction
Introduction
There are rewards for anyone who will put God first, who will recognize the Man of God, who learn how to be hospitable. When you take care of God Prophet the Bible said, you will receive a Prophet reward. The sacrifices you make for God now can bring favors and blessing for your children and family later.
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1. Learn how to be Kind or hospitable
2. Recognize the God in someone
3. Understand who you are blessing
4. When you take care of God’s servants He will find way to bless your obedience
5. When you give to God and problems come you can run to him in confidence
Learn how to Kind and Hospitable
The Shunammite woman was kind and hospitable to a stranger
Constrained heb. hazeq: to urge, to force forward in an indicated direction
She made an open door or created an atmosphere for the Man of come back
2. Recognize the God in someone
She recognize that this was a holy man of God
She took action and bless the Man of God and make him comfortable
Her husband seems to be on board with what was happening
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
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3. Understand who you are blessing
The Shunammite woman recognize a holy man of God
When you put God first in your life you are open doors for His blessings
When you respect and bless the men and women of God you are making room for all kinds great things in your life.
4. When you take care of God’s servants He will find way to bless your obedience
The prophet also recognize something in that woman, he saw the love God in her
The prophet wanted to know if she needed any favor from the King. (v 13)
Although the woman said she was ok the Man of wanted to find a way to bless her
When you are proven faithful, sometimes God will bless you in places where you have forgotten. (v14)
5. When you give to God and problems come you can run to him in confidence
When you sow in the Kingdom of God you can reap the benefits
She ran to the prophet, she had someone to run to
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What have you done for him lately
The woman reap what she had sown
God wants to bless all of us but is our heart in the right place