MIRACLES BY THE MAN OF GOD

MIRACLES BY THE MAN OF GOD

PROCLAMATION

“She went and told the man of God, and he said, ‘Go, sell the oil and pay your debts.  You and your sons can live on what is left.’”  2 Kings 4:7  (NIV)

EXPLANATION

The wife of one of the men in the company of prophets with Elisha told him that his servant, her husband, was dead and now his creditors were coming to take her two sons to sell them into slavery to repay the debt. (2 Kings 4:1)  Elisha asked her what she had at home and she said that all she had was a small bottle of olive oil.  He told her to go borrow as many empty jars from her neighbors as she could.  Then she was to go home and pour the oil into the empty jars.  The oil kept flowing until all of the jars were full. (2 Kings 4:2-5)  Afterwards she went to Elisha and told him what had happened, and he told her to sell the oil and pay her debts.  Elisha also blessed a Shunammite woman with a son because she had been kind to him. (2 Kings 4:8-17)  The child grew and one day complained of a headache and died.  Elisha brought the child back to life. (2 Kings 4:18-35)  Later Elisha fed one hundred men with twenty small barley loaves of bread. (2 Kings 4:42-45)  

APPLICATION

In days of old, people would take their problems to the man of God and he would advise them.  Even today, the man of God can be helpful in problem solving.  The Bible encourages us to take certain problem to the elders of the church so that they can pray over us and anoint us with oil in the name of The Lord. (James 5:14)  Our pastors watch over our souls and must give an account for them. (Hebrews 13:17)  We are also encouraged to pray for ourselves and to take our concerns directly to The Lord in prayer.  There is power in the prayers of the righteous. (James 5:16)  Miracles still happen today, however, for some reason we don’t very often give The Lord God the credit for them.