FAITH CAPSULE: Care to give concerned care that gets the attention of God.

2 Kings 4:8-37, 

Be concerned about caring for others. 
Give a chance to care for others to gain the attention of God.
Gaining the attention of God for doing right will experience the glory of God.
Gaining the attention of God will position one for the manifestation of the glory of God.
The Bible records a notable woman of Shunem for taking the chance to care for God’s sake. 
She was a woman whom Elisha often passed by her house. 
The Bible records, “Now it happened one day that Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a notable woman, and she persuaded him to eat some food. So it was, as often as he passed by, he would turn in there to eat some food.” (2 Kings 4:8) 
When Elisha was passing, all he was doing was stopping to eat. 
At a point in time, the notable woman approached her husband, “And she said to her husband, ‘Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly. Please, let us make a small upper room on the wall; and let us put a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; so it will be, whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there.’” (2 Kings 4:9-10) 
The notable woman (Shunammite woman) was concerned with caring for Elisha, the man of God, to gain the attention of God. 
Elisha recognized the care he received from the Shunammite woman and he sent his servant (Gehazi) to call the Shunammite woman for him.  
By the concerned care of the Shunammite woman, it became glaring to Elisha the need to pray that the Shunammite woman should have a son. The Shunammite woman gave attention and care to the servant of God and turned out for her to experience the visitation of God.
Elisha prayed for the Shunamite woman to have a son.
The old age of the husband could not offset the goodness of God.
There are many ways of caring for strangers and non-strangers, but when such caring is to get the attention of God, it provokes the hand of God for a favorable manifestation of the goodness and mercy in the life of the one who cares. 
Most importantly, when your concerned care necessitates taking unusual chances that lead to the glory of God, the attention of God to such will become undeniable and profitable. 
Jesus made all realize that “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” (Mathew 5:7) 
Caring to impress the world does not present anyone before God. 
Care to give concerned care for the glory of God will gain God’s attention that delivers favorable mercy to the one who engages the attention of God.
Give a chance to give concerned care.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to know to care when situations demand caring.