THE CERTAIN WOMAN

II Kings 4: 7

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 on the rest."

 

THE PROVISION OF GOD

 

I am sure that the woman wondered how a little bit of oil could fill many vessels. I am also sure that the woman wondered how this miracle would help her in her time of need for money to pay her debt. Oftentimes, GOD uses unusual things to accomplish the request from a person. We remember Naaman who had leprosy and was told to go wash in the Jordan river seven times. He was angry at the instruction from the man of GOD, but went reluctantly and was cured. JESUS told the servants at the wedding feast to go and fill vessels with water when the wine had run out; the water was turned to wine of the finest sort. Moses was told to hit a Rock and the water came out, when he and the Children of Israel were in the desert. Afterward, Moses was told to speak to the rock and receive provision. The little boy's lunch of fish and bread fed 5, 000 men plus women and children. Think about how GOD used a little stick to bring about the parting of the Red Sea so that the Children of Israel could pass through on dry ground.

 

I see in these stories, and many more, that the LORD takes what is at hand and makes that a part of the miracle. Remember, in verse 2, the Elisha asked the woman what she had in her house? Well, all she had was a little bit of oil and GOD turned that little bit into enough to sell to pay off the debt and for the woman and her children to live on. 

 

What do you have in your hand that the LORD can use to bring forth the answer to your need? Are you limiting GOD by saying that what you have is too small? DON'T LIMIT GOD IN ANYTHING. Nothing is impossible with GOD.