"A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, 'Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.'" 2 Kings 4:1
Here we have a woman who lost her husband and she is now asking Elisha the prophet of God for help. Main source of finance is gone in the family, they are now in debt, and now even the sons are about to be taken away. This woman's husband was a good man, faithful to God. He served God. Yet this story reminds us that things can happen to us.
But God is good. God did not forget this woman. He found her a real solution.
"Then he said, 'Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors - empty vessels; do not gather just a few. And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.'" v. 3,4.
She started pouring oil. And it kept coming out! It only stopped when she had filled in the last vessel!
And then Elisha said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest." v. 8
It seems she brought vessels as much as she could that was available. What if she just brought a few? Then she couldn't have gotten as much oil. And if she had brought more, then I believe that she could've gotten more oil! We shouldn't limit our faith and God is good to us.
God does not forget us. He remembers and helps us in a very practical way.
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