MAKE ROOM: FIVE ESSENTIALS FOR EVERY CHRISTIAN

Week 1 | 2 KINGS 4:1-7 [The Desire For The Oil To Keep Flowing]

2 Kings 4:1-7

Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” And Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?” And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.” Then he said, “Go outside, borrow vessels from all your neighbors, empty vessels and not too few. Then go in and shut the door behind yourself and your sons and pour into all these vessels. And when one is full, set it aside.” So she went from him and shut the door behind herself and her sons. And as she poured they brought the vessels to her. When the vessels were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another.” Then the oil stopped flowing. She came and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”

The natural things have come to take my future

What do you have in the house

Nothing in the house except a jar of oil

The meaning of “oil” in scripture

Typically, oil stands for God's power and God’s presence given to people.

Oil in the Bible represents the Holy Spirit, blessing, and healing. It is also a symbol of being chosen for a special job.

[We wrap it up in a nice, neat package…] and call it ANOINTING

Borrow vessels, empty vessels and not just too few

Sell the oil, pay your debts, live on the rest

The provision of the anointing will meet your needs; it has the power to set you free; and it has the sustainable power to give you life and give life to those around you

[THE PART I WANT TO FOCUS ON TODAY…]

Then the oil stopped flowing… 

no vessels, no oil

the anointing on your life was not meant to be hoarded; the anointing on your life was meant to be shared, it was meant to be poured out

(The benefits of giving blood – regeneration of blood)

An average adult human body contains about 4.5 to 5.5 liters (or roughly 9 to 12 pints) of blood, which makes up about 7% to 8% of total body weight.