FOUR ESSENTIAL THINGS FOR CHRISTIAN WORKERS.

Second Kings 4:10:

“LET’S MAKE A SMALL ROOM ON THE ROOF AND PUT IN IT A BED AND A TABLE, A CHAIR AND A LAMP FOR HIM.”

Lamp

To a pastor it was pointed out long ago “that the four things which the Shunammite woman provided for the prophet Elisha are illustrative of the four things which the worker for Christ needs.”

The four things are a bed, a table,  a chair, and a lamp. You can read that in the Old Testament in the book of Second Kings chapter four in verse ten.

1.  THE BED IS THE SYMBOL OF REST.

Matthew 11:28,29

2. THE TABLE IS THE SYMBOL OF FELLOWSHIP WITH CHRIST.

Psalm 23:5 and John 21:12

3. THE CHAIR IS THE SYMBOL OF INSTRUCTION FROM THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Deuteronomy 33:3 and Luke 10:39

4. THE LAMP IS THE SYMBOL OF TESTIMONY FOR CHRIST.

Matthew 5:14 and Acts 1:8

The preacher added that “these things are not only illustrative of what the Christian worker needs, but the order in which they are given is suggestive too. Rest in Christ, by being yoked with Him in the will of God, is essential, in order to have fellowship with Him, and fellowship with him is the qualification for instruction from Him, and instruction from Him is the precursor of effective testimony for Him.

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Source: 1000 New Bible Readings F. E. Marsh