God of Every Need — The Oil, the Son, the Bread, and the Faith
Key Scriptures
2 Kings 4:2–3 (CSB)
“Elisha asked her, ‘What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?’ She said, ‘Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.’ Then he said, ‘Go out and borrow empty containers from all your neighbors. Don’t get just a few.’”
2 Kings 4:6 (CSB)
“When they were full, she said to her son, ‘Bring me another container.’ But he replied, ‘There aren’t any more.’ Then the oil stopped.”
2 Kings 4:30 (CSB)
“The boy’s mother said, ‘As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So he got up and followed her.”
2 Kings 4:35 (CSB)
“Elisha got up, went into the house, and paced back and forth. Then he went up and bent down over him again; the boy sneezed seven times, and the boy opened his eyes.”
2 Kings 4:43–44 (CSB)
“But his attendant said, ‘What? Am I to set this before a hundred men?’ Elisha said, ‘Give it to the people to eat, for this is what the Lord says: “They will eat, and they will have some left over.”’ He set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the Lord.”
Reflection Questions
What’s “in my house” that God wants to use to create a miracle?
Have I made room for God to move in my life like the Shunammite woman did?
Am I willing to hold onto a promise even when it looks dead?
What area of my life needs purification or restoration?