June 27, 2006
The Word June 27, 2006
The Widow and The Pot of Oil
Lesson One:
We need to be emptied out, so God can fill us up.
2 Kings 4: 1-7 (King James Version)
“Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.”
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
Matthew 6:24
-After the widow came to Elisha and asked for his help, he told her to collect as many empty vessels as she could. The key word is “empty.” She could not fill up vessels that already had something in them. That is what God has to do with us. He has to take out all of the bad stuff before He can fill us up with the good stuff.
-The above verse adds further explanation. It states that no man can serve two masters; you are either serving God or Satan. God has to take out all of the bad stuff because that is what is causing us to serve Satan. Once he puts the good stuff in, we can now serve him.
-One important thing to remember, is that God will only remove the bad stuff when we come to Him and ask Him. He will replace that with His goodness. However, in the replacement process we need to do our part. This is done by praying, studying our word, and fellowshipping with other Christians. Once we are filled with God’s goodness, we need to maintain it. The maintenance process is the same as what we did to receive His goodness: praying, studying the word, and fellowshipping with other Christians. “Lord, please empty out all of the bad stuff in me and replace it with Your goodness.”
The Widow and The Pot of Oil
Lesson One:
We need to be emptied out, so God can fill us up.
2 Kings 4: 1-7 (King James Version)
“Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.”
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
Matthew 6:24
-After the widow came to Elisha and asked for his help, he told her to collect as many empty vessels as she could. The key word is “empty.” She could not fill up vessels that already had something in them. That is what God has to do with us. He has to take out all of the bad stuff before He can fill us up with the good stuff.
-The above verse adds further explanation. It states that no man can serve two masters; you are either serving God or Satan. God has to take out all of the bad stuff because that is what is causing us to serve Satan. Once he puts the good stuff in, we can now serve him.
-One important thing to remember, is that God will only remove the bad stuff when we come to Him and ask Him. He will replace that with His goodness. However, in the replacement process we need to do our part. This is done by praying, studying our word, and fellowshipping with other Christians. Once we are filled with God’s goodness, we need to maintain it. The maintenance process is the same as what we did to receive His goodness: praying, studying the word, and fellowshipping with other Christians. “Lord, please empty out all of the bad stuff in me and replace it with Your goodness.”
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