TUESDAY - 23RD DECEMBER, 2025
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL - Olusola & Oreoluwa ADEJUMO
CONTAINING YOUR BLESSINGS
"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."
It is one thing to decipher or come to the knowledge of the blessings, opportunities or blessers to contain; it's another thing to know how to contain them. This Shunammite woman says, "Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually" (II Kings 4:9, KJV).
She could recognize a missed blessing/person so far. She could mark for what it is who Elisha is and should be unto them later on. Subtly, she could see that Elisha would herald and bring blessings into their lives. This eventually happens when through Elisha's ministration she conceives and births a male child. However, before all that happened, she had to devise a means on how to "trap" Elisha and whatsoever blessings he might bring in his wings. Thinking of having Elisha stay more around and not be a blessing that merely touches the ground and goes, she said this.
II Kings 4:10, KJV
"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."
First, she acknowledged Elisha is "a holy man of God which has been passing by them continually." We know what a holy man of God carries and has the capacity to discharge as God's representative on earth. That woman knows that a lot of benefits or return benefits will come from "containing" or "trapping" Elisha instead of just allowing him to pass or range by continually. Like rain water, Elisha must be harvested and collected if they'll ever benefit from his crossing their paths.
Ask yourself, "who has been passing by me continually without my recognizing them for who they are let alone devising how to benefit or take ministration from them?" Your spouse could have been passing by you continually. As a matter of fact, you could have interacted with your wife a number of times without perceiving or seeing beyond the ordinary that they should be contained. This woman left that stage of not knowing what to do after perceiving. She perceived and acted. May you have that wisdom in Year 2026 and onward.
She immediately proposed what they should do. "Let us build a little room by the wall and furnish it that he might turn there when he visits." Another Bible portion confirms that when it says, "And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there" (II Kings 4:11, KJV).
This verse confirms the success of her plan. She looked for means to "collect" and have Elisha for themselves on a more permanent and lasting basis and she did it. Her plan was a success. The man of God found a resting place with them and thinking of all their sacrifices releases God's decree over them to them.
God wants you to be this wise also. The blessing that will bless you is actually the one that you convert. Without you converting it and making it yours, it may not bless you. It surprises me that Elisha didn't bless this woman or her family until they had taken her in as a resident (II Kings 4:12-13).
There are blessings untapped in your life because there are acts untapped as well. There are acts that are means to laying claim to certain blessings. That's what this woman did. She came to a point of realization where she had to stiff her ignorance, recognize her blesser and take a step to have him for herself and family.
This is how you should desire God's presence in Year 2026. God's presence should abide with you and in your house. It should not be something that comes, passes by and goes. You must rather have a steady supply of God's presence. God Himself should not only reside in your physical dwelling or tabernacle but in your life through constant fellowship and obedience with Him. You must learn how to bring Him down and have Him remain with you. Coming once in a while is not enough. Constant fellowship is what matters.
Are you devising at all means to retain the Holy Spirit permanently and continually in your life? This woman built a place for Elisha, in order to have him. What are you removing from your life that have been instruments of grief to the Holy Spirit and what are you cultivating to welcome and retain His presence? May God teach you how to contain blessers and blessings in your life.
PRAYER: Lord, I receive wisdom on how to retain blessers and blessings in 2026. I am not ignorant of how to operate what carries my blessing. I will open to the right people and be shut to the wrong. I receive operational discernment.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Zechariah 4:1-5:11, Revelation 14:1-20, Psalm 142:1-7, Proverbs 30:21-23
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