God speaks today Thursday | November 30, 2023
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
(2 Kings 4:3)Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
(John 2:7) God takes us seriously
God wants to work in partnership with us when performing miracles in our lives. In the story of the widow and Elisha, the widow only had a pot of oil, which may seem inadequate, but God can work through imperfect and inadequate resources. God wants us to make an effort and be diligent in finding solutions to our problems. In the story, the widow had to borrow many pots from her neighbors to receive the miracle of oil. This involved the community and had an evangelistic power to bless others. The miracle had a public and private part, and God was glorified through the community involvement.
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Cross Reference
And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.
(2 Kings 13:18)I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
(Psalm 81:10)And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
(2 Kings 3:16)Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
(John 16:24)Comments: