From Running Out, To Running Overguy

2 Kings 4:1-7 NKJV
” A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.” So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”

Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few.  And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”

So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out.  Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil ceased.  Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”

I believe everyone can say that they have been in times when resources were non existent or certainly in lack. I can testify as a son of two people who believed in God, but had six boys to feed and cloth, times were tough as a child. My five brothers and I always had full stomachs, and clothes to wear, but we didn’t have much money for a lot of other things.

But my parents came into a time, after all the boys had left home that they had times of abundance. My brothers and I as long as we stayed with the Lord also had times of “running over” blessings. David said it like this, “…you anoint my head with oil; MY CUP OVERFLOWS” (Psalms 23:5b ESV)

Prayer:
Father, those who are lacking right now in their finances, in their relationships, in blessings, maybe in their Spirit, their jobs or business, Take them from running out, to running over, “good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over…” (Luke 6:38) Running Over in every area of their lives!