It's About Me

2 Kings 4: 1-7

An old woman went to Elisha, the prophet, scared, poor and needing help in caring for her sons. Elisha asked her what she might have to sell so that she could help herself and not be a burden to someone else. She said she didn’t have anything but one jar of oil. So he told her to go get a bunch of empty jars, more than she could count, and bring them to her house, shut herself in and proceed to fill them up with the one jar she had in the house.

Without question or complaint, she did. And she filled every vessel and still had some left over. Elisha told her to go sell all that oil so that she and her sons could live a very long time on the profits.

The point? God provides. He always provides. Just when you think there is nothing left; just when you think that life has collapsed, God saves. He provides. He promises us that he will provide us with everything we need. I believe it. He never promised us a Mercedes. He never promised us a brick home in the ‘burbs. He never promised us all the clothes and jewelry we see paraded before us on TV every day. He promised to care for our every need. Food. Some clothes. A place to stay.

I am thankful for the things God has provided me. I have been truly blessed with children not my own. Grandchildren. A husband of 20 years. A home in the country. 70 acres of woods. A dog I adore. Cats that have lived way longer than average. A business.

I had a jar of oil. It overflows into all the vessels of my life. Thanks, God, for being a true provider.

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