I Need Oil - Part 2

Recap:

We need to know where & how to keep our lamps full of oil

-We’ve got to run empty to need a refill

2 Kings 4:2–6 NKJV

2 So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few. 4 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.” 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. 6 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.

Why should God pour out more if we aren’t using what we’ve already got

He can’t fill what’s already full

Not necessarily full of HIM!!!

- We’ve got to pour out rancid old ways to receive the new

-We can’t have the old and the new at the same time

Matthew 9:17 NKJV

17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

-Get under the spout where the glory comes out

Isaiah 40:31 NKJV

31 But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

Psalm 103:5 NKJV

5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Not - tolerate the boredom of righteousness & dabble in wickedness

Lamp Wicks Must be Trimmed

A properly trimmed wick should provide a full, rounded flame that provides the maximum amount of light with the minimum amount of smoke. The wick shouldn’t have any points that might elongate the flame. A long flame often creates smoke, which pollutes the room, lessens light, and wastes fuel.