Day 26 of 90 - 1 Kings 22 - 2 Kings 9

Day 26 - COMPLETE!

Today we read 1 Kings 22- 2 Kings 9 and the story of the Widow woman with nothing but oil in her house really ministered to me. In 2 Kings 4 we are told from the outset that her husband was a man from the company of the prophets, but he died and left her in a heap of debt. Now the woman is asking Elisha for help so that the creditors don’t sell her two boys as slaves. The first lesson I see here is this: don’t just be prophetic...have a plan. The man was in the school of prophets but didn’t see his death coming. Why? Because we prophesy in part. As well, he didn’t have a plan in place for his family when he transitioned. And there are many of us who are spiritual but not practical. We can speak life to everyone else but we don’t have a life insurance policy. We can travel the world to worship with the greatest of them, but we don’t have a will. We are super saved but don’t have a bank account. And God wants us to be balanced in all things. Just think: because this prophet did not have a plan, his wife had to turn to another man to ask for help. Don’t leave your house uncovered for the sake of ministry. Remember, before there was church; there was family. And God would want me to be focused on being a parent with a plan over and above my preaching itinerary in the land.



But that’s not all! When the woman comes to Elisha he tells her to go and borrow empty jars from her neighbors. Today, i thought to myself “if god told me to borrow empty jars from my neighbors, they wouldn’t have a clue who i am.” Why? Because my neighbors are strangers. Why? Because i haven’t taken the time to develop relationships with those who live on my street, in my development, or in my city. And this convicted me because Jesus literally tells us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. But if we don’t know them, how can we love them. And if ever we need to ask for a favor from them, how do we think they’d respond if we don’t even know their name. You see, I believe we are in a real crisis as it relates to evangelism because people don’t care about your God if you don’t care about their person. In order to introduce Christ to others you should first be willing to introduce yourself to them. We never know who is on our street to bless us if we never take the time to say “hello.”