Reclaim Your Inheritance

2 Kings 4:1–7 CSB

1 One of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, has died. You know that your servant feared the Lord. Now the creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves.” 2 Elisha asked her, “What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go out and borrow empty containers from all your neighbors. Do not get just a few. 4 Then go in and shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these containers. Set the full ones to one side.” 5 So she left. After she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing her containers, and she kept pouring. 6 When they were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another container.” But he replied, “There aren’t any more.” Then the oil stopped. 7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go sell the oil and pay your debt; you and your sons can live on the rest.”

1. Those that serve the Lord have an inheritance

God is always for you

He has promised to bless you for your obedience

Your obedience will bring a blessing to 1000 generations

1 Corinthians 15:58 CSB

58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Remember your inheritance

Stop looking back at the issue

Looking back keeps you living yesterday

2. If you can still cry about yesterday, you are not ready for your future

The widow, obviously did not have time to live in yesterday

Say NO to YESterday, NOsterday, Not Today

She had her time for mourning

The creditor was coming for her children

The law demanded payment

The man of God did not change the law

The man of God changed her focus

Now, she needs a miracle

The husband left her with debt

Some are left in debt, but they don’t have to stay in debt

Don’t let the past keep you from RECLAIMING your inheritance

Wipe the tears off of your eyes

Pull your hair back

Straighten yourself out

Look up, where does your help come from?

Cry out to the ONE that will never leave you nor forsake, HE will answer

3. Become a doer of the Word

Dreams don’t fulfill themselves

You have to be active in the pursuit of your inheritance

The man of God instructed the woman to look within

If you don’t ask, you don’t receive

If you are in a difficult position ask for direction

Direction will come but you must be a doer not a hearer

Those who have an ear, let them hear what the Spirit of God is saying

Get ready for your miracle

What’s in your hand?

What do you have?

What’s in your house?

4. God will use what you bring Him

The widow recognized she had a little bit of oil

Don’t get discourage with the few things that you have

When you give what you have to God, miracles happen

Give to Caesar what is Ceasar’s

Give to God what is God’s

We don’t need the law to change

We need provision to satisfy the creditor

A little bit of oil in God’s hands will last a lifetime

As long as there are vessels to be filled there will be oil flowing

As long as there are servants seeking provision from the Lord there will miracles happening

5. Faith to RECLAIM your inheritance

Some miracles can’t be had unless there is faith

Without faith it is impossible to please God

Your faith will cause miracle to take place

Recognize what God has given you

You have the greatest weapon—Faith

Faith can move mountains

Faith can create miracles

Surround yourself with those that want what God promised you

The widow and her sons shut the door to see their miracle

By faith Noah built an ark

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and set out for a place that he was going to receive as an inheritance

By faith Sarah received power to conceive offspring

By faith Abraham offered up Isaac

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau

By faith Jacob blessed Joseph’s sons

By faith Joseph mentioned the exodus and gave instructions about his bones

By faith Moses was hidden by his parents

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down

By faith Rahab the prostitute welcomed the spies in peace

By faith kingdoms have been conquered

By faith promises have been obtained

By faith the mouths of lions were shut

By faith women received their dead raised to life again

By faith Arise Church will have the funds to get the worship facility

By faith Arise Church reclaims their inheritance

I have served the Lord for over 20 years

In 2015 we started Arise Church

God promised we would have our own property

By faith, we have recieved it

Now, its time for you all to join us