THE CERTAIN WOMAN

II Kings 4: 4

And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

THE SHUT DOOR

Why did the man of GOD instruct the "certain woman" to shut the door? It seems like a logical thing for a person to do when they are in their house, why is this important for GOD? 

I think that there is a meaning to this instruction which goes beyond the act of "shutting the door". I think that the LORD wanted this woman to focus on what the LORD was calling her to do and shut the door to all other thoughts or distractions. I am sure that she was wondering what this activity would accomplish in bringing help to her in her time of need. She needed financial help and protection for her sons from the creditors, how would empty vessels and a little oil help her?

When she "shut the door", she shut out all thoughts or comments by others about her trouble. She shut out the noise of the streets and the noise of distractions. She could only focus on the little oil and the vessels as she poured out her miracle.

We find the Word from the LORD to "shut the door" in the account of the Passover in Exodus 12: 22b, "and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning." This instruction was given so that the family would be kept safe in the shelter of the house with the blood on the door post. It would seem that the "shut door" is also a command from GOD for protection from evil.

This "certain woman" and her sons were in the process of a great miracle of GOD. She was so certain that GOD would act on her behalf that she obeyed the words of the man of GOD. Her focus was on the LORD and He would act on her behalf., protecting her sons in the shelter of His love.

Have you "shut the door" to the work and ways of evil? Have you put off the old man with its lusts, shutting the door to old ways of behaving? There are great miracles in store for you if you go into the House of GOD and shut the door to all the outside distractions; follow JESUS with great love and see Him restore the broken things in your life.