Opening the Gates of Heaven Perry Stone

a rhythm of blessing that you can encounter. Often you feel you are always planting seed or giving of yourself. Often the ultimate breakthrough seems impossible. Don’t be discouraged. In the Bible, a Shunammite woman, after years of struggle, finally tapped into the rhythm of blessing. She and her husband prepared a chamber for the prophet Elisha to spend the night as he traveled from “revival to revival” (2 Kings 4:8–10). As a result, she received five major miracles in her life. • Though she was barren, God have her a son (2 Kings 4:14–17). • Her son died, but God raised him from the dead (2 Kings 4:20–37).

• She was warned of a seven-year famine and was protected from the devastation caused by the famine (2 Kings 8:1–2). • She stood before the king seven years later to plead for her land, and the king returned her property back to her (2 Kings 8:5–6). • She was given all the fruit of the field for a total of seven years (2 Kings 8:6).

I believe these blessings followed her because she prepared a place for the prophet of God. She “sought first the kingdom of God,” and as a result, many “things were added unto her.”