DIVINE SUPPLY!

2 Kings 4:1-7 TLB

One day the wife of one of the seminary students came to Elisha to tell him of her husband's death. He was a man who had loved God, she said. But he had owed some money when he died, and now the creditor was demanding it back. If she didn't pay, he said he would take her two sons as his slaves. [2] "What shall I do?" Elisha asked. "How much food do you have in the house?" "Nothing at all, except a jar of olive oil," she replied. [3] "Then borrow many pots and pans from your friends and neighbors!" he instructed. [4] "Go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Then pour olive oil from your jar into the pots and pans, setting them aside as they are filled!" [5] So she did. Her sons brought the pots and pans to her, and she filled one after another! [6] Soon every container was full to the brim! "Bring me another jar," she said to her sons. "There aren't any more!" they told her. And then the oil stopped flowing! [7] When she told the prophet what had happened, he said to her, "Go and sell the oil and pay your debt, and there will be enough money left for you and your sons to live on!"

 

 2 Chronicles 29:12 says wealth and riches comes from the Lord. The world operates as though they were responsible for all the things humanity enjoys and in their prideful superiority, they believe they can police thigs their own way and stop the “extinction” or “rationing” of certain things for it to last humanity.

The one who made all things has not and will never take His fingers off the pulse of creation. That means He alone can keep supplying whatever we need from His vast, undepletable storehouse.

God can easily supply as well as multiply whatever we need.

This miracle of God’s multiplication was based on what was at hand to procure what was needed, in this case, a jar of oil was the available asset. What is your asset? We weren’t told of the size of the jar, but that was all this woman had and the creditor was coming to take her sons for repayment. 

This miracle of multiplication parallels the jar of flour in 1 Kings 17:14-16, another miracle based on “assets.”  What is in your hand? God’s question to Moses in Exodus 4:2 when Moses complained of his inadequacies to work for God. Moses’s asset was his staff, it gave him an identity, influence, and income.

What are “your assets?” what has the Lord given you that is part of you? A jar of oil! Oil is a staple commodity in every society and useful for different purposes: lighting, heating, cooking, anointing, healing, and even cosmetics according to Psalm 104:15. 

A jar of oil! Not much to this woman but enough in God’s hands to turn her life around.

A jar of oil that gave her an identity, influence, and income, from a debtor to an oil tycoon in a day.

The creditor, the devil is always waiting to take us captive, not only until jubilee but for eternity. Wise up to your assets and cry to the Lord to rescue you before the enemy gets a hold of you.

This woman didn’t complain of the injustice of her children being taken as payment for her late husband’s debt and Elijah recognised like the woman, the legality of the law but was quick to offer a solution that not only solved the immediate problem but bring a lasting change to them.  Notice how he suggested she makes use of her asset and then gives his first piece of practical advice: ‘Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbours, empty vessels and not just a few. The answer to the widow’s problems wasn’t hers alone; her neighbours had a role to play.  There are people around us who have roles to play in our advancement, we must recognise them and make sure that whilst we like to be independent, we don’t stop them from receiving the blessings due them from helping and blessing us.

There is a blessing and reward that awaits those who genuinely do things for us without expectations and payment. God doesn’t just deal with the areas we prayed about but does a complete work of fixing even those things we’re not aware we needed, according to Ephesians 3:20. This widow’s debt was paid by the God she believed in, but the miracle still needed the widow’s input to be activated, her obedience to the prophet’s instructions and a step of faith. When we obey God in secret, God rewards us openly as He did this woman.

What’s your asset? You may feel that you have little to offer; your resources are few and little, but there may be an asset somewhere in your possession which is going neglected. There may be the equivalent of a jar of oil that represents unseen riches and could be the answer to your problems. Ask the Lord what your asset is. 

REFLECTION QUESTIONS

·       What is the “asset” God has placed in my hands today, and how have I been using—or neglecting—it?

·       Who are the “neighbours” God has positioned around me to play a role in my advancement, and how open am I to receiving help from them?

·       In what areas do I need to take a step of obedience and faith so that God’s multiplication can be activated in my life?

PRAYER: Thank you, God, the multiplier of all substance, that as I take the step of faith and obedience to use my assets for your glory, you will multiply my substance in Jesus’ name, amen.

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