Now
there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets
unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest
that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take
unto him my two sons to be bondmen. And Elisha said unto her, What
shall I do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she
said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of
oil. Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy
neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And when thou art
come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and
shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that
which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and
upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto
her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a
vessel more. And the oil stayed. 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 of the rest. 2 Kings, Chapter 4, verses 1-7.
This
passage gives me goosebumps when I read it. It shows the great
extent that God goes to in order to take care of us. Miraculously,
He made the container of endless oil in order to take care of this widow and
her sons. It makes me think of how foolish I am to worry about bills
and finances. If God provided for this widow and her children, He
can surely provide for me!
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
This is a connection I've made from this Bible passage. Please share your connections.
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