December 11, 2012 A Little Oil, Much Faith

A Little Oil, Much Faith 2 Kings 4:1 The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.” 2 Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” “Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a little oil.” 3 Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don't ask for just a few. 4 Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.” 5 She left him and afterward shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring. 6 When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another one.” But he replied, “There is not a jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing. 7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.” IMAGINE you are the widow—no money, no hope for money and the threat of your sons sold as slaves. What would you do? Would you go to God? And when you heard his answer would you do what he said? Elisha’s ministry is full of remarkable acts of God on lives of people in Israel, Judah and in other countries. They common connection is that they act in faith. Some need to be coaxed into following Elisha’s instructions more than others. But eventually all that act in the ways he tells them see God heal, resurrect, conquer and provide for daily needs. It’s True! Faith guides you to God’s power.