The Holy Spirit is working through Tami in her latest post, Jar Gathering. Don’t miss it…here’s a snip:
Did she try to tell people about God’s provision? The miracle she witnessed?
Did they believe her? Or merely smile and ‘humor’ her?
I love this story! It helps me realize that no matter how foolish a task I am called to perform, God has a good purpose for it.
In 2 Kings 4 is a fascinating narrative about a widow and her sons. With her husband gone, the bills were due and the collectors were coming to take her sons as payment for debt.
She went to Elisha and asked for his help.
“What do you have in the house?” he asked.
“Nothing. Only a little bit of oil,” she replied.
“Okay. Here’s what I want you to do. Gather as many jars as you can – don’t get just a few,” he ordered.
Gather jars? Now that’s funny, right there!
When we take time to really enter into the stories, the Bible is anything but boring.
Imagine this woman and her sons going to neighbors and friends – and probably strangers as well: “Do you have any empty containers? Jars, jugs…hey, that hat might work. Can I have it?”
No doubt she was asked more than once,
“Why…
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