Series: The God of Abundance
From
Nothing to Something
Memory Verse: Matthew 11:28 (NKJV) 28 Come to Me, all you
who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Text: 2
Kings 4:1–7
INTRODUCTION: Proverbs 24:14
1.
The Problem:
2 Kings 4:1; Lamentations
5:7; Ezekiel 18:2; Leviticus 25:39–41; Psalm 30:5
“If a person could not pay his debt, the
Mosaic law gave his creditor the right to claim his services and that of his
children until the year of Jubilee (Leviticus 25:39–41).”-- James
M. Freeman and Harold J. Chadwick, FROM Manners
& Customs of the Bible.
2. The Prayer
2 Kings 4:1; Psalm 118:5; Lamentations 3:55–56; Hebrews
9:27; James 4:14; James 5:13; Mat 7:7-8
3. The Prescription
2 Kings 4:2–4; Psalm 50:15; 1 Kings 17:8-16; Exodus 4:2–3;
Psalm 115:14
4. The Provision
2 Kings 4:5–7; Psalm 34:10; Psalm 84:11; Philippians
4:19.
“The oil continued flowing as long as she had any
empty vessels to receive it; when every vessel was full the oil stayed.” -- Matthew Henry
“Devout
obedience can produce brimful spiritual blessings!”-- R. D. Patterson and Hermann J. Austel
“This miracle
not only meets the widow’s needs, but leaves her and her sons with an
abundance”. -- Faithlife Study Bible
Faith is the
activator of your miracle.
CONCLUSION: Isaiah
55:8–9
