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[00:00:00.000 –> 00:00:07.420] How many love the Lord this morning. I could tell I could tell that you love the Lord this morning

[00:00:07.420 –> 00:00:15.760] I can use a little another dose of that rate

[00:00:15.760 –> 00:00:24.760] We have a fine I

[00:00:26.160 –> 00:00:32.000] Think each and every one of you for coming out this morning to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth

[00:00:32.000 –> 00:00:35.940] In the absent of our pastor pastor will Robeson we

[00:00:35.940 –> 00:00:40.220] We greet you and say praise the Lord

[00:00:40.220 –> 00:00:46.940] Our test will be coming from

[00:00:46.940 –> 00:00:50.760] 2nd Kings

[00:00:50.760 –> 00:00:53.860] Chapter 4

[00:00:54.680 –> 00:00:57.280] Verses 1 through 7 that’s 2nd Kings

[00:00:57.280 –> 00:01:00.560] chapter 4

[00:01:00.560 –> 00:01:04.220] Verses 1 through 7 when you have it say man

[00:01:20.640 –> 00:01:25.500] Man, that’s in the Old Testament

[00:01:25.500 –> 00:01:34.760] Second Kings chapter 4 verses 1 through 7

[00:01:34.760 –> 00:01:41.380] Now they’re crying a certain woman

[00:01:41.380 –> 00:01:45.080] or the wives or the sons of the prophets

[00:01:46.040 –> 00:01:52.180] Until Elijah Elijah saying thy servant my husband is dead and

[00:01:52.180 –> 00:01:56.680] Thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord and

[00:01:56.680 –> 00:02:01.480] The creditors is come to take unto him

[00:02:01.480 –> 00:02:04.120] my two sons to be

[00:02:04.120 –> 00:02:07.440] My son in Elijah said

[00:02:07.440 –> 00:02:14.800] Enter her what shall I do for thee tell me what has thou in the house?

[00:02:15.600 –> 00:02:18.720] And she said thy handmaid has nothing

[00:02:18.720 –> 00:02:21.880] anything in the house

[00:02:21.880 –> 00:02:23.960] except a pot of oil

[00:02:23.960 –> 00:02:29.220] Then he said go borrow the vessels aboard abroad all

[00:02:29.220 –> 00:02:31.560] thy neighbors

[00:02:31.560 –> 00:02:33.560] even empty vessels

[00:02:33.560 –> 00:02:35.560] borrowed not a few and

[00:02:35.560 –> 00:02:44.680] Without our come in thou shall shut the door upon the and upon that funds and she’ll pour out into all those vessels

[00:02:44.680 –> 00:02:48.240] And thou shall set aside that which is full

[00:02:48.240 –> 00:02:55.200] So she went from him and shut the door upon her and upon her sons

[00:02:55.200 –> 00:02:58.320] who brought the vessels to her and

[00:02:58.320 –> 00:03:00.920] she poured out and

[00:03:00.920 –> 00:03:03.160] It came to pass

[00:03:03.160 –> 00:03:07.720] When the vessels were full that she said into her son

[00:03:07.720 –> 00:03:10.360] bring me yet

[00:03:10.360 –> 00:03:12.360] another vessel and

[00:03:12.560 –> 00:03:15.280] He said into her there is not

[00:03:15.280 –> 00:03:20.760] Not a vessel more in the ore stopped

[00:03:20.760 –> 00:03:23.960] then she came and

[00:03:23.960 –> 00:03:26.160] Told the man of God

[00:03:26.160 –> 00:03:29.160] And he said go fill the ore and pay thy debt and

[00:03:29.160 –> 00:03:31.920] live thou in thy children

[00:03:31.920 –> 00:03:34.760] off the rest

[00:03:34.760 –> 00:03:39.400] The word of the Lord is already blessed to the hearing of the reading of his word

[00:03:39.400 –> 00:03:42.280] you know I was

[00:03:42.640 –> 00:03:44.640] dealing with this message and

[00:03:44.640 –> 00:03:50.700] The historical context of this this text is

[00:03:50.700 –> 00:03:58.920] Starts off like in the Old Testament God had been providing for the children of Israel for years

[00:03:58.920 –> 00:04:02.840] But they didn’t want God

[00:04:02.840 –> 00:04:10.600] They wanted a king just like other nations, you know, we get like that sometimes we we don’t want God

[00:04:11.680 –> 00:04:16.000] But we want something for that’s familiar to us or to other people

[00:04:16.000 –> 00:04:19.600] But it turned out that that caused a problem

[00:04:19.600 –> 00:04:22.600] with the children of Israel

[00:04:22.600 –> 00:04:28.720] Because some of the kings that got selected they weren’t very good kings

[00:04:28.720 –> 00:04:34.800] Some started off good and most of them ended up bad

[00:04:34.800 –> 00:04:40.880] But then it became a schism over the kingdom Israel split

[00:04:40.880 –> 00:04:43.520] And they became a divided kingdom

[00:04:43.520 –> 00:04:51.320] Because real bone had taxed the people so hard that they became depressed and discouraged

[00:04:51.320 –> 00:04:57.480] And if anything you want to know about that fact is that don’t call skizzles

[00:04:57.480 –> 00:05:00.760] Amen

[00:05:00.760 –> 00:05:09.840] But the topic of my my text is church God is thinking of you

[00:05:10.560 –> 00:05:11.840] Say that

[00:05:11.840 –> 00:05:15.280] God is thinking of you

[00:05:15.280 –> 00:05:19.760] We are all impacted by issues in our lives

[00:05:19.760 –> 00:05:23.740] family problem health issues money issues

[00:05:23.740 –> 00:05:26.720] Workplace confrontations

[00:05:26.720 –> 00:05:31.960] Career setback ethnic groups age groups monetary groups

[00:05:31.960 –> 00:05:34.760] finding time to manage time

[00:05:34.760 –> 00:05:39.320] Finding purpose in our lives and fulfillment

[00:05:40.200 –> 00:05:42.200] Yet in spite of all that

[00:05:42.200 –> 00:05:46.360] God is thinking of you

[00:05:46.360 –> 00:05:53.280] No matter what life throws our way the text encourages that God is thinking of you

[00:05:53.280 –> 00:05:54.440] Jeremiah

[00:05:54.440 –> 00:05:58.640] 20 9/11 for I know the plans that I have for you declares the Lord

[00:05:58.640 –> 00:06:05.040] plans to prosper you and not harm you plans to give you a hope and

[00:06:05.040 –> 00:06:06.880] a feature

[00:06:06.880 –> 00:06:14.040] If I had an outline today, I have three points there is a problem in her life

[00:06:14.040 –> 00:06:21.040] God has a solution for a life

[00:06:21.040 –> 00:06:22.960] and

[00:06:22.960 –> 00:06:27.440] Then God has divine abundance for her life

[00:06:27.440 –> 00:06:33.120] The widow husband had died and she cries to lieship for help

[00:06:33.960 –> 00:06:39.760] Because the creditor had come to take her two sons away as slaves to pay the debt

[00:06:39.760 –> 00:06:42.320] He had every right

[00:06:42.320 –> 00:06:45.640] To take the sons into slavery and use them

[00:06:45.640 –> 00:06:53.480] For for whatever he needed them to do under the mosaic law the Vedic is 25 39 and 40

[00:06:53.480 –> 00:06:57.200] He said they had to serve for six years

[00:06:57.200 –> 00:07:00.360] But then the seventh year

[00:07:00.360 –> 00:07:03.080] They were set free

[00:07:03.680 –> 00:07:07.840] Wouldn’t it wouldn’t that be wonderful that your creditors will let you loose

[00:07:07.840 –> 00:07:10.560] after six years of paying

[00:07:10.560 –> 00:07:12.400] 31%

[00:07:12.400 –> 00:07:14.320] 18%

[00:07:14.320 –> 00:07:20.200] 29% and you get set free on a seven day. That would be something rejoice about wouldn’t it?

[00:07:20.200 –> 00:07:23.880] It says

[00:07:23.880 –> 00:07:25.640] It’s a cry

[00:07:25.640 –> 00:07:27.400] for help

[00:07:27.400 –> 00:07:31.120] It also shows that people who fear the Lord

[00:07:31.880 –> 00:07:33.880] can face challenging

[00:07:33.880 –> 00:07:35.800] situations

[00:07:35.800 –> 00:07:40.400] Her husband was a man of God. He was he was in the guild of the prophets

[00:07:40.400 –> 00:07:43.880] He was learning just like we here at believer’s Bible Church

[00:07:43.880 –> 00:07:49.080] We we might be considered a school of learning the word of God

[00:07:49.080 –> 00:07:52.440] It said the text doesn’t say why he was in debt

[00:07:52.440 –> 00:07:56.640] His wife and kids were left in a tough situation

[00:07:57.880 –> 00:08:01.520] Just look today. We are all one step away

[00:08:01.520 –> 00:08:04.800] from being

[00:08:04.800 –> 00:08:08.400] In debt and in slavery

[00:08:08.400 –> 00:08:11.960] One medical bill

[00:08:11.960 –> 00:08:14.840] Commence our whole world out

[00:08:14.840 –> 00:08:17.400] Can I get a witness?

[00:08:17.400 –> 00:08:25.240] The stock market you got you you got your hope in your stock market and you and your IRAs and your 401ks

[00:08:25.240 –> 00:08:29.720] but all of that could crash in a minute

[00:08:29.720 –> 00:08:35.800] It says your employer could give you a pink slip and your whole world

[00:08:35.800 –> 00:08:38.600] Could come crumbling down

[00:08:38.600 –> 00:08:43.920] She’s crying out for hell, but in the midst of all that

[00:08:43.920 –> 00:08:46.720] God is still

[00:08:46.720 –> 00:08:49.320] Thinking of you

[00:08:49.320 –> 00:08:51.320] Elijah names name

[00:08:51.320 –> 00:08:53.720] God is my salvation

[00:08:54.720 –> 00:08:56.720] There’s two

[00:08:56.720 –> 00:08:59.320] One is called Elijah

[00:08:59.320 –> 00:09:03.080] And the other prophet was Eli sure

[00:09:03.080 –> 00:09:11.480] Which was his understudy and his understudy they didn’t they didn’t think that he had any power like Elijah

[00:09:11.480 –> 00:09:16.840] They doubted they doubted his call and they doubted they doubted that the Lord was with him

[00:09:16.840 –> 00:09:20.800] But they soon found out otherwise

[00:09:22.120 –> 00:09:27.600] We can learn when we see a need we can extend a helping hand or

[00:09:27.600 –> 00:09:30.440] encouraging word or pray

[00:09:30.440 –> 00:09:33.120] with an individual

[00:09:33.120 –> 00:09:38.200] Question number one Elijah said on term. What should I do for thee?

[00:09:38.200 –> 00:09:45.760] Whenever you around people and you see a need you should ask that question. What should I do?

[00:09:45.760 –> 00:09:50.200] What can I help you with? What can I do for you?

[00:09:51.160 –> 00:09:52.920] sometimes I even

[00:09:52.920 –> 00:10:00.880] Close my hand and walk past people that’s destitute. Does that that um that need a helping hand?

[00:10:00.880 –> 00:10:07.800] And sometimes I will walk by them and but then the Lord will convict me and say what will it cost you just to help them out?

[00:10:07.800 –> 00:10:18.760] Question number two has he said what has our in the house

[00:10:18.760 –> 00:10:28.120] She said I have nothing in the house a sick except a small flash of anointing oil

[00:10:28.120 –> 00:10:31.720] nothing big

[00:10:31.720 –> 00:10:33.720] but small

[00:10:33.720 –> 00:10:38.120] Oil served many purposes in biblical times it served as

[00:10:38.120 –> 00:10:47.480] the thing that lit the house up it served as cooking oil it served as oil for fragrance it served as

[00:10:48.120 –> 00:10:53.720] bombing fragrances it served as oil for a 19 and it’s also

[00:10:53.720 –> 00:10:56.600] represented the presence of the Lord

[00:10:56.600 –> 00:11:04.440] I’m here to tell you you don’t have to have much you just need enough

[00:11:04.440 –> 00:11:14.240] Even though the oil represented the poverty it was the instrument to her deliverance

[00:11:15.320 –> 00:11:20.320] The for a little becomes much when placed in the master hands

[00:11:20.320 –> 00:11:27.080] For it’s the anointing that breaks the yoke if you need anything from God

[00:11:27.080 –> 00:11:33.160] It’s it’s his anointing that’s on your life that breaks situation that that moves things around

[00:11:33.160 –> 00:11:43.440] That shakes the atmosphere as the day that the atmosphere shifted the atmosphere change things got shook in around in a peaceful and quiet way

[00:11:44.240 –> 00:11:53.200] Number two, God has a solution for every situation that comes and with every situation that comes into our life

[00:11:53.200 –> 00:12:01.420] There’s a divine answer from God from the word of God that you can get a word from God about every situation in your life

[00:12:01.420 –> 00:12:06.120] Yet it takes divine preparation

[00:12:06.120 –> 00:12:10.520] As the computer may I say nothing in

[00:12:10.520 –> 00:12:13.760] nothing out

[00:12:13.800 –> 00:12:21.580] Then he said go borrow vessels abroad from all that neighbors even empty vessels

[00:12:21.580 –> 00:12:24.920] borrow not a few and I thought about

[00:12:24.920 –> 00:12:28.960] It was easy for her to go borrow vessels

[00:12:28.960 –> 00:12:34.200] But she couldn’t get any help coach when she needs some help a man

[00:12:34.200 –> 00:12:38.000] I wonder where her neighbors was that when she needed help?

[00:12:42.000 –> 00:12:45.600] Then he’s then he she took a step of faith

[00:12:45.600 –> 00:12:48.320] She didn’t ask a bunch of questions

[00:12:48.320 –> 00:12:52.800] Sometimes you don’t need to ask a bunch of questions

[00:12:52.800 –> 00:12:57.800] You just need to walk in to the things of God and take a step and say Lord

[00:12:57.800 –> 00:13:01.800] I trust you Lord. I believe what your word says for my life

[00:13:01.800 –> 00:13:04.560] Take a step of faith

[00:13:05.400 –> 00:13:12.080] But God wants us to participate in the process by being obedient to the instructions

[00:13:12.080 –> 00:13:17.680] Obedience means hearing the word of God and acting on it

[00:13:17.680 –> 00:13:26.120] Obedience mean a line in our will to God’s will

[00:13:27.000 –> 00:13:36.040] See obey the man of God by faith Hebrews 11 one says now faith is the substance of things hoped for and

[00:13:36.040 –> 00:13:45.200] The evidence of things not seen many times when I put my hope in God. I I couldn’t see my way

[00:13:45.200 –> 00:13:46.320] I

[00:13:46.320 –> 00:13:48.680] Didn’t know how God was gonna do it. I

[00:13:48.680 –> 00:13:55.000] Didn’t have to sit the things that people said I need to have to make it

[00:13:55.600 –> 00:13:59.320] But somehow door start opening up in my life. Amen

[00:13:59.320 –> 00:14:07.480] Sometimes door start opening up in your life. Amen. Anybody had a door that God opened up when you couldn’t see your way

[00:14:07.480 –> 00:14:15.880] God can create out of things we can’t see

[00:14:15.880 –> 00:14:18.920] literally physically or spiritually

[00:14:18.920 –> 00:14:21.760] sometimes help

[00:14:21.760 –> 00:14:26.040] Developed it helps develop our faith in our testimony

[00:14:26.040 –> 00:14:39.280] For seven says and when thou I come in thou shall shut the door upon thee and upon your sons

[00:14:39.280 –> 00:14:42.120] and shall pour

[00:14:42.120 –> 00:14:46.080] Our into the vessels and thou shall set aside

[00:14:46.080 –> 00:14:49.000] which is full

[00:14:50.240 –> 00:14:52.240] Word for said

[00:14:52.240 –> 00:14:59.000] It’s another instruction by the prophet. He said when thou come in thou shall shut the door

[00:14:59.000 –> 00:15:02.720] upon thee and upon your sons and

[00:15:02.720 –> 00:15:06.720] Then he said so she went from him

[00:15:06.720 –> 00:15:13.600] Shut the door upon her and her sons who brought the vessels to her and upon her sons

[00:15:13.600 –> 00:15:17.920] Who brought the vessels to her and she poured out?

[00:15:18.920 –> 00:15:25.520] I’m here to tell you this morning church some moves of God are not full of public consumption

[00:15:25.520 –> 00:15:30.200] People with people will bring you to a place of doubt

[00:15:30.200 –> 00:15:37.960] People will bring you to a place of unbelief people will create noise around you that would confuse your mind

[00:15:37.960 –> 00:15:44.640] With all types of literature all type of voices all type of conversation, but don’t be discouraged

[00:15:44.640 –> 00:15:48.000] She shuts the door

[00:15:48.440 –> 00:15:50.440] her and her son

[00:15:50.440 –> 00:15:52.280] You know what church?

[00:15:52.280 –> 00:15:54.280] good things happen

[00:15:54.280 –> 00:15:56.280] behind closed doors and

[00:15:56.280 –> 00:16:03.200] God will reward you openly Matthew six and six says that it says when thou pray is

[00:16:03.200 –> 00:16:07.160] In into thy closet when they have shut the door

[00:16:07.160 –> 00:16:14.840] Pray to your father in heaven and secret and your father which is in secret shall reward thee openly and

[00:16:14.840 –> 00:16:18.000] Abundantly God wants to get

[00:16:18.120 –> 00:16:24.680] You alone with your problem. So you were had a confidence that it was nobody, but Jesus

[00:16:24.680 –> 00:16:25.800] Amen

[00:16:25.800 –> 00:16:32.120] Wasn’t nobody but him it wasn’t your mother it wasn’t your brother it wasn’t your sister. It was Jesus. Amen

[00:16:32.120 –> 00:16:36.120] It says the or

[00:16:36.120 –> 00:16:40.280] Something about

[00:16:40.280 –> 00:16:42.600] empty vessels

[00:16:42.600 –> 00:16:46.080] Something about empty vessels

[00:16:47.080 –> 00:16:54.240] I was thinking this this last night and I and they say go get a lot of vessels I

[00:16:54.240 –> 00:16:58.640] Said Lord what you talking about tell her to go get a lot of vessels

[00:16:58.640 –> 00:17:03.880] Well, but you know what the vessels couldn’t be clean like this this cup

[00:17:03.880 –> 00:17:07.240] Zoom people it couldn’t be clean. I

[00:17:07.240 –> 00:17:11.400] Know they didn’t give the people no clean no clean cuffs

[00:17:11.400 –> 00:17:16.200] They probably gave them some broken club cups. They probably gave them some cups with trash in it

[00:17:16.200 –> 00:17:25.840] They probably gave them some some cups with mud in it. You know, but but the but the Lord had instructed her to go get the cuffs

[00:17:25.840 –> 00:17:29.920] We have treasure

[00:17:29.920 –> 00:17:38.320] Being poured into us here the treasure God’s word yet the problems we are

[00:17:40.040 –> 00:17:43.680] The problems we face today is just like the cuffs

[00:17:43.680 –> 00:17:47.920] Too much junk in the cup

[00:17:47.920 –> 00:17:51.640] Too much problems in the cup

[00:17:51.640 –> 00:17:55.080] Too much bitterness in the cup

[00:17:55.080 –> 00:18:05.440] Too much self-righteousness in the cup too much pride in the cup too much of our flesh in the cup

[00:18:07.240 –> 00:18:12.640] Which doesn’t create any room for God to flow by his spirit

[00:18:12.640 –> 00:18:23.320] Galatians 5 and 22 cents so the work of the other spirit can flow in our lives

[00:18:23.320 –> 00:18:26.440] It’s the joy

[00:18:26.440 –> 00:18:30.080] When you have the foolish you have joy

[00:18:30.080 –> 00:18:33.360] You have peace

[00:18:33.640 –> 00:18:39.400] You have long suffering. You have gentleness. You have goodness

[00:18:39.400 –> 00:18:42.520] faith and

[00:18:42.520 –> 00:18:45.240] Self-control and

[00:18:45.240 –> 00:18:47.240] It came to pass

[00:18:47.240 –> 00:18:53.360] When the vessel will fool that she says son bring me yet

[00:18:53.360 –> 00:18:56.240] another best

[00:18:56.240 –> 00:18:59.640] But another thing about the vessels I saw I

[00:19:01.440 –> 00:19:03.440] saw her hand I

[00:19:03.440 –> 00:19:05.960] saw her hand on

[00:19:05.960 –> 00:19:13.520] The vessel and I can you see it she holding the vessel and she pouring in

[00:19:13.520 –> 00:19:17.920] She pouring in a little bit of oil

[00:19:17.920 –> 00:19:22.480] It’s not even a lot, but she got a lot of

[00:19:25.680 –> 00:19:30.200] When I saw I saw the hand of God on her hand and

[00:19:30.200 –> 00:19:36.200] Little because much when it’s placed in the master’s hand because the master

[00:19:36.200 –> 00:19:44.000] Will not let none of the oil go to go to waste nor will he not feel all the vessels

[00:19:44.000 –> 00:19:54.640] And then it says yet another vessel and he said unto his mother

[00:19:55.600 –> 00:19:57.600] there is not a

[00:19:57.600 –> 00:20:00.200] vessel left and

[00:20:00.200 –> 00:20:02.440] the oil stop

[00:20:02.440 –> 00:20:09.920] The evangelistic point is as long as church as long as we keep bringing people to Christ

[00:20:09.920 –> 00:20:19.400] Will we’ll keep feeling them with truth. They might say that as long as we keep bringing people to Christ

[00:20:19.720 –> 00:20:33.320] We’ll keep feeling them with truth and close and said and there was a divine increase

[00:20:33.320 –> 00:20:39.560] God took care of the widow and he would take care of us

[00:20:39.560 –> 00:20:42.680] When we reached the end of our rope

[00:20:42.680 –> 00:20:48.440] We must remember there is help and hope from God

[00:20:49.320 –> 00:20:52.200] For God is thinking of you

[00:20:52.200 –> 00:20:55.400] Philippians 14 19 said but my God

[00:20:55.400 –> 00:20:58.080] Say that but my God

[00:20:58.080 –> 00:21:01.240] Say it like like you mean and but my God

[00:21:01.240 –> 00:21:04.520] But my God

[00:21:04.520 –> 00:21:06.800] But my God

[00:21:06.800 –> 00:21:09.640] Red’s I need a little help red, but my God

[00:21:09.640 –> 00:21:12.960] Will supply all your needs

[00:21:12.960 –> 00:21:16.640] according to his riches in glory

[00:21:17.520 –> 00:21:19.520] by Christ Jesus

[00:21:19.520 –> 00:21:21.160] God bless you