"One Year Bible" Old Testament History Passage
II Kings 3:1-4:17
"Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, 'Bring me another vessel.' And he said to her. "There is not another vessel.' So the oil ceased." II Kings 4:6 (NKJV)
God's river is abundant. There is no limit to what CAN do or what He WANTS to do. If there is any limitation, it will be on our part.
The widow in this passage was commanded to prepare for a miracle. God wanted to provide for her need, but He did it in an interesting way. He could well have rained down shekels on her house. He could have moved on the heart of a friend to give her money. He could have intervened with the creditor and had the debt cancelled. Instead, He chose to multiply the small resources in the widow's house.
She had a small jar of oil. She was commanded to gather vessels AS IF she had a vast supply. Then, interestingly enough, she was to simply pour the small jar of oil into the larger vessels. As she did this, a miracle took place.
We are called to POUR OUT the small amount that we possess -- nothing more, nothing less. The only limitation we will find will be in the area of PREPARATION. Are you preparing for a little bit, or are you preparing for a vast harvest?
This widow's need was met. The supply that God gave her flowed out of His heart of love for her. All she was called to do was OBEY and BELIEVE. May God do a similar work in us today. Go out and find many vessels that can receive the oil of God's blessing. He will fill every one.
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