— Newsletter of the Week: January 18–2

God is the Covenant-Maker and Promise-Keeper. He binds Himself by oath in Christ, writes His law on our hearts, and declares, “I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” He does not answer lack with mere survival—He answers lack with overflow. Like the Shunammite woman, we honor God’s presence, make room for His word, and discover that grace initiates what we did not demand. The son given was gift, not wage; and when the promise seemed to die, faith refused to speak death. Faith is not denial; it is defiant confidence that the Righteous One fulfills His word at the appointed time.

Elisha’s ministry foreshadows Jesus: Elisha stretches himself over the child; Jesus enters death and speaks life—He is the Resurrection and the Life. God preserves His people through famine, leads them to move and to return, and meets them with providence at exactly the right moment. When the Shunammite appeals to the king, the testimony about her miracle collides with her need, and the decree is not only “restore,” but “restore with all the produce since the day she left.” That is covenant favor. That is restitution multiplied.

Therefore, we stand, not in momentary optimism, but in enduring faith: God does not lie, delay, or tease His people. He assumes responsibility for His word. Expect timely guidance, precise providence, and public, decisive blessing. Not just what was lost returned—but what should have been multiplied restored. Not only restitution. Restitution multiplied.

Key Scriptures:

• “Restore all that was hers, together with all the produce of the fields from the day that she left the land until now.”— 2 Kings 8:6
• “For still the vision awaits its appointed time… If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay… but the righteous shall live by his faith.” — Habakkuk 2:3–4
• “…by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we… might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.” — Hebrews 6:17–18