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Poured Out
Contributed by Jeff Osborne on Oct 16, 2008 (message contributor)
Summary: steps to revival
Poured Out
Text: 2Ki 4:1
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.
2 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.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
v.1 The Problem:
a. Death
b. Creditor (Devil)
c. Debt
d. Danger
v. 2 The Question: “what hast thou in the house?”
The Answer: nothing, “save a pot of oil.”
v. 3 The Commandment: “Go, borrow thee vessels”
v.4 The Instruction:
“shut the door”, “pour out”, “set aside”
v.5 The Process:
a. Obedience: “So she went from him”
b. Faith: shut the door upon her and upon her sons
c. Unity: “who brought the vessels to her”
Ps.133:3 for there the LORD commanded the
blessing, even life for evermore.
d. Works: “she poured out”
Jas 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is
dead, so faith without works is dead also.
v.6 The Results: “the vessels were full”
“the oil stayed” God Has NOTHING to Waste.
v.7 The Responsibility:
“Go, sell the oil”, “pay thy debt“, “and live”
Mr 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world,and preach the gospel to every creature.
