Faithful

2 Kings 8:1
"Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years."
Here we see the stark juxtaposition of belief and non belief. In the previous chapter we saw how the lord who did not believe Elisha perished as a result. In this chapter we see the widow, full of faith still, saved from a horrible famine.
We have no record of Elisha warning anyone besides the widow, though he easily could have. He single her out to save because of her faith.
Jesus Himself asked, "...when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" Faith is a vital key to our daily Christian walk. God seeks faithfulness in His servants, not success. Faithfulness, not wealth. Faithfulness, not grandeur.
At the end, it is the heart's desire of all God's children to hear those blessed words, "Well done, thou good and FAITHFUL servant..." Do my actions today make me think those are the words I will hear?