The Oil Kept Flowing

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In 2 Kings 4 is the story of a widow who was about to have her sons taken from her because they were in debt. Elisha asks her what she has in her house, and she says, " just a small jar of oil." Elisha has her get vessels from her neighbors and when she pours the oil into her neighbors' vessels the oil continues to flow as long as she has more vessels to pour into. Then Elisha tells her to sell the oil, pay off her debts, and to live off of the rest. 

Today's communion is a time of gratitude that nothing is impossible with God. And we are asking for wisdom and understanding of how to apply these scriptures in our own lives. And we are asking him to show us what we have in our house that we could use to pour into our neighbors and to help us solve any money problems in the process. 

Here is the scripture from 2 Kings 4:1-7...

The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.”

2 Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?”

“Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of olive oil.”

3 Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. 4 Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”

5 She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring. 6 When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another one.”

But he replied, “There is not a jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing.

7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.”

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