We Have What We Need
The Power of Connection • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 31:35
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· 41 viewsToday we see the transition from Elijah to Elisha. Society and culture bombard us with a negative message and have an all about me attitude. Who is in your circle of influence? Do your friends, family and bible study breath life into you or do they have a woe is me mentality that discourages and tears down?
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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 small jar of olive 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 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.”
There are things in our life that grip us with fear
What are the things that keep you from seeing God’s power and glory in your life?
Widow blames Elisha and possibly God for her circumstances
She was kept from seeking God for answers because of grief and fear
Not Just a Few
God has given us what we need
Not just a little but overflowing
What do you need to leave behind so God can provide you with everything for your journey?