Showing posts with label Widow’s oil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Widow’s oil. Show all posts

Saturday, February 6, 2021

ENLARGE THE PLACE OF THY TENT - The LORD commands His people to enlarge the place of their tent, and stretch the curtains of their homes. It is the LORD speaking, so you can be sure this is not wishful thinking. He is saying we will break forth on every side and expand in every aspect of our lives. This is the same God instructing us to enlarge our tents because we are about to break forth! God is saying we should increase our capacity to handle more than we do. It might begin with the way we think. The Lord is saying today ”enlarge your capacity”! Enlarge your capacity for you are about to break forth! - “Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes” - What an instruction from the Lord! He commands His people to enlarge the place of their tent, and stretch the curtains of their homes. Why does He want them to do these? The next verse gives us the reason - “For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited” - Hallelujah! It is the LORD speaking, so you can be sure this is not wishful thinking. He is saying we will break forth on every side and expand in every aspect of our lives. Do you remember the poor widow who was instructed by Elisha to borrow many vessels from her neighbors because oil will be abundant? Well, she borrowed only a few and she ran out of vessels and the oil stopped flowing.

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Enlarge the Place of Thy Tent

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The LORD commands His people to enlarge the place of their tent, and stretch the curtains of their homes. It is the LORD speaking, so you can be sure this is not wishful thinking. He is saying we will break forth on every side and expand in every aspect of our lives. 

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This is the same God instructing us to enlarge our tents because we are about to break forth! God is saying we should increase our capacity to handle more than we do. It might begin with the way we think. The Lord is saying today ”enlarge your capacity”! Enlarge your capacity for you are about to break forth!

BY PATRICK OBEN

 

“Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes” -  (Isaiah 54:2 KJV)

 

What an instruction from the Lord!

He commands His people to enlarge the place of their tent, and stretch the curtains of their homes.

Why does He want them to do these? 

The next verse gives us the reason

“For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited” - (Isaiah 54:3 KJV)

Hallelujah!

It is the LORD speaking, so you can be sure this is not wishful thinking.

He is saying we will break forth on every side and expand in every aspect of our lives.

Do you remember the poor widow in 2 Kings 4   who was instructed by Elisha to borrow many vessels from her neighbors because oil will be abundant?

Well, she borrowed only a few and she ran out of vessels and the oil stopped flowing.

When her capacity was reached, the blessing stopped. She defined the extent of her blessings.

This is the same God instructing us to enlarge our tents because we are about to break forth!

For many of us, this does not mean we should literally get a bigger house.

God is saying we should increase our capacity to handle more than we do.

It might begin with the way we think.

Can you see beyond our current circumstances?

Or, have you ever seen yourself in financial prosperity?

Or have you ever seen yourself flowing in a greater anointing?

Can you handle millions of dollars and still be faithful to God?

If God increases the anointing in your life will you become proud or stay humble as you have always been?

As the Apostle Paul says, he had learned to do all things.

He could be rich or poor but His love for God will not be affected.

This is where God wants you to be.

You can be sure there are some of us in the house that if God puts money in their hands, their spiritual lives will be ruined. They are not ready.

However, the Lord is saying today ”enlarge your capacity!

MEDITATE

What needs to be enlarged in your life to contain God’s blessings?

APPLY THE WORD

Some of you reading this devotional today and praying for a baby should go and purchase baby things!

Maybe you are looking for a specific job and have prayed about it. Start preparing yourself for work!

You might need to get your work clothes together! 

Maybe your issue might simply be to start seeing yourself healed, or delivered or financially prosperous!

Enlarge your capacity for you are about to break forth!

PRAY

Why don’t you thank the Lord for His wonderful love and abundance bestowed upon us?

Patrick is a Physician and Minister, bringing healing not only to the physical body but to the spiritual heart. He currently works as as Hospitalist at MercyOne Des Moines, Iowa. He is the Founder of Patrick Oben  Ministries, a teaching ministry that seeks to bring believers into the fullness of the glory of God through conferences, seminars and books.

One of his notable quotes, “the Word of God is the most potent and efficient remedy for all the ailments of humanity”  clearly portrays his experience with the Word as a Physician who is familiar with the powers, both natural and supernatural, to mend broken human beings.

He currently lives in Iowa, USA with his wife, Ma Ayuk, and three daughters , Michaela, Gabriella and Daniella. You can reach out to Patrick using the contact us  form or send an email to patrick @ patrickoben.com.

https://patrickoben.com/enlarge-the-place-of-thy-tent/


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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

ONLY TRUST - It’s normal to experience bouts of worry, anxiety, and self-pity when we lack resources essential to our well-being — food, shelter, health, finances, friendships. God’s help can come through unexpected sources. Concerns for our needs to be met can send us searching in many directions. A clear vision of God as the Provider who has promised to supply our needs can be liberating. Before we seek solutions, may we be careful to seek Him first. Doing so can save us time, energy, and frustration. “So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family.” - Three hundred children were dressed and seated for breakfast, and a prayer of thanks was offered for the food. But there was no food! Situations like this were not unusual for orphanage director and missionary George Mueller. Here was yet another opportunity to see how God would provide. Within minutes of Mueller’s prayer, a baker who couldn’t sleep the night before showed up at the door. Sensing that the orphanage could use the bread, he had made three batches. Not long afterward, the town milkman appeared. His cart had broken down in front of the orphanage. Not wanting the milk to spoil, he offered it to Mueller. It’s normal to experience bouts of worry, anxiety, and self-pity when we lack resources essential to our well-being — food, shelter, health, finances, friendships. First Kings 17:8–16 reminds us that God’s help can come through unexpected sources like a needy widow.

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Only Trust

It’s normal to experience bouts of worry, anxiety, and self-pity when we lack resources essential to our well-being — food, shelter, health, finances, friendships. God’s help can come through unexpected sources. 

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Concerns for our needs to be met can send us searching in many directions. A clear vision of God as the Provider who has promised to supply our needs can be liberating. Before we seek solutions, may we be careful to seek Him first. Doing so can save us time, energy, and frustration.

Arthur Jackson

Our Daily Bread Ministries


 

“So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family.” - 1 Kings 17:15


 

Three hundred children were dressed and seated for breakfast, and a prayer of thanks was offered for the food.

But there was no food!

Situations like this were not unusual for orphanage director and missionary George Mueller (1805–1898).

Here was yet another opportunity to see how God would provide.

Within minutes of Mueller’s prayer, a baker who couldn’t sleep the night before showed up at the door.

Sensing that the orphanage could use the bread, he had made three batches.

Not long afterward, the town milkman appeared.

His cart had broken down in front of the orphanage. Not wanting the milk to spoil, he offered it to Mueller.

It’s normal to experience bouts of worry, anxiety, and self-pity when we lack resources essential to our well-being — food, shelter, health, finances, friendships.

First Kings 17:8–16 reminds us that God’s help can come through unexpected sources like a needy widow.

I don’t have any bread — only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug” (verse 12).

Earlier it was ravens that provided for Elijah (verses 4–6).

Concerns for our needs to be met can send us searching in many directions.

A clear vision of God as the Provider who has promised to supply our needs can be liberating.

Before we seek solutions, may we be careful to seek Him first. Doing so can save us time, energy, and frustration.

What’s been your experience when you’ve focused on securing provision before seeking the Provider in prayer?

What current needs will you bring before God?

Father, sharpen my vision of You as the Provider for all my needs.

Forgive me for times I have futilely sought to find my way without seeking You first.

INSIGHT

An interesting part of this story is the difference between what God tells Elijah and the widow’s initial response.

God said he’d “directed” a widow to supply him with food (1 Kings 17:9).

But when he asked the widow for bread, she replies that she doesn’t have enough to spare.

She even swears by “the Lord your God” (verse 12) — a direct reference to the One who gave her the instructions.

It was common to swear by a deity to prove someone was telling the truth — in this case the woman did so to declare that she didn’t have the means to feed Elijah.

Despite the reminder (from her own lips) of the instructions she received, she obeys only after Elijah reassured her that God would provide for them until the famine was over.

Read: 1 Kings 17:8–16

Bible in a Year: Psalms 103–104; 1 Corinthians 2

Arthur Jackson

In the fall of 2016, after twenty-eight years of pastoral ministry in the Chicago area, Arthur and his wife, Shirley, relocated to Kansas City, Kansas, where Arthur was born and raised. In addition to being a contributor to Our Daily Bread, Arthur serves as the Midwest region urban director for PastorServe (a ministry that cares for pastors) and as a director for Neopolis Network (a global church-planting ministry based in Chicago).

Our Daily Bread Ministries

Our mission is to make the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all.

Our vision is to see people of all nations experiencing a personal relationship with Christ, growing to be more like Him, and serving in a local body of His family.

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