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2 Kings 4:1–7 (NLT)
1 One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, “My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the Lord.
But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.”
2 “What can I do to help you?”
Elisha asked.
“Tell me, what do you have in the house?”
“Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil,” she replied.
3 And Elisha said, “Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors.
4 Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you.
Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.”
5 So she did as she was told.
Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another.
6 Soon every container was full to the brim!
“Bring me another jar,” she said to one of her sons.
“There aren’t any more!” he told her.
And then the olive oil stopped flowing.
7 When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, “Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over.”
INTRODUCTION:
When life gives you lemons, you need to respond by :
I- ACCEPT THE FACT THAT BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GODLY PEOPLE.
(2 Kings 4:1)
A- Godliness does not guarantee a care-free life.
1- This woman’s family was devoted to God.
a- She and her family were not just casual worshippers of God, they were active in serving God and proclaiming His word.
b- Her husband had died.
c- She and her children had fallen on economic hard times.
d- The creditors were “foreclosing” on her-0 preparing to enslave her sons to pay off the family debt.
2- Severe trials sometimes assail the godly.
a- The trials can take many forms.
(1) Loss of loved-ones
(2) Sickness
(3) Financial
(4) Persecution and mistreatment for living for Christ.
3- There is no scriptural guarantee that godly people are exempt from difficulties.
a- In fact, the opposite is true.
(2 Timothy 3:12)
(Romans 5:12)
(Hebrews 11:33-40)
B- Godliness does guarantee that you do have someone to turn to during trials.
1- Turn to God.
(Hebrews 13:5)
(Hebrews 4:16)
(John 14:18)
2- Turn to other believers.
(James 2:15-16)
II- BELIEVE GOD AND SUBMIT WHAT YOU HAVE TO HIM.
(2 Kings 4:2)
A- God does not require you to have a lot, but what you do have must be submitted to Him.
1- This lady did not have much.
a- herself
b- her sons
c- her house
d- her oil- not much of that!
2- What do you have that you can submit to God?
a- self
b- family (Joshua 24:15)
c- possessions
d- prayers
B- The promise - God will use what you have.
1- There has never been anything submitted to God that He has not used.
a- The widow’s oil (text)
b- The oil and flour used to feed Elijah and the family (1 Kings 17:18-24)
c- The loaves and Fish used to feed 5,000.
(Luke 9:10-17)
III- COMMIT TO OBEY GOD AND LEAVE THE CONSEQUENCES TO HIM.
(2 Kings 4:3-7)
A- Follow the instructions God gives.
(2 Kings 4:3-5)
1- Those instructions may involve enlisting the help of others.
a- Godly leaders
b- Godly Neighbors and friends
2- These instructions on the line (or on a limb).
a- With those around you.
b- With your family.
Note the definition of faith: (Hebrews 11:1)
3- These instructions will instruct other people, too.
B- When we obey God, He does the rest.
(2 Kings 4:6-7)
1- The widow obeyed what God said through His prophet.
a- borrowed the Jars from friends and Neighbors.
b- Shut the door behind she and her sons.
c- Poured the oil int jar after jar until all were filled.
2- God provided the miracle.
a- Filled numerous jars with the contents of one jar.
b- Provided the means of paying off the debt of the widow and her sons.
c- Provided enough for she and her sons to live on.
3- What will God do for us when we obey him?
a- Save souls
b- Provide needs
c- deepen our faith
(Ephesians 3:20)
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