Super Abundant Blessing

Articles, Christian Living | Our Masters Voice | May 7, 2010 at 1:35 pm

We live in a world that is often merciless and lethal towards our feelings, our aspirations, our needs and even to our survival itself. We go through sudden loss, indescribable sickness, unimaginable debts, unbearable criticism, agonising shame and pain. As a Christian we are not exempted from those realities. Our God the Father never said that He would keep us away from the entire worst scenario that the world would offer to us; but He promised us that He would be with us and see us through every storm, every fire, and every battle. God has his eyes always fixed on you. He is mindful of every minute details of your life.

God can lift anyone from their fallen miserable state and elevate them to the place of abundance. This month the Lord has led me to write very specifically for the financial breakthrough in your personal, business and family life. Read with me 2Kings 4:1-7.

Loss of the Bread winner: Here we see sudden terror come upon a family who revered the Lord. The husband or the head of the family is a man who feared and revered God. He must have led his family also to live with reverence to their Creator. Sudden terror strikes this family as the father or the head of the family dies. The sole bread winner of this family is gone and there is absolutely no one to help them. Remember those were the days when women were not educated and were kept only to take care of the household. A simple, ignorant housewife and the mother of two is left in the dark to mend things on her own and care for her young boys as well. What a pathetic situation! There was no one to care for her. Neither her kit & kin nor her husband’s company of men came to help her. Her
loss was the greatest and irreparable. Her problem was severe & ruthless. May be someone out there is in this same plight. May be you have lost the bread winner of your family or May be you have lost your job the source of your survival! May be the business that you were managing has taken a downward plunge! I want to encourage you that the God who was with this widow and her two sons is also with you.

Shame and Pain: This man who died was from the company of prophets. He borrowed money in order to support his family and raise his sons. This was the biggest mistake that this man did. Friends at this point I want to remind you the advice that God’s Word gives us regarding borrowing. Deuteronomy 15:6 & 28:12 quotes “…you will lend to nations, but will borrow from none”. God’s blessing upon us is that we would only lend not borrow. Definitely the financial state of this family was not sound. All of a sudden the head of the family is no more and the family is fighting for survival. But for the creditors it was not so. They didn’t want to face any loss. They had no compassion, they had no kindness. They were very cold towards this helpless widow. They wanted to take her sons for the money that her husband owed to them. The vulnerable mother was in the brink of loosing her precious sons to slavery. What a pitiable situation! Shame and pain were overruling her. Are you like her, broken hearted and anguished? Are you moaning and grieving standing at the end of the dark tunnel? Are you drowning in your debts and have reached the rock bottom? Well my friend your Creator is the One who steps in when everything else fails.

Seek the solution Giver: The loss of the bread winner of her family, the debtors’ threatening words and the financial disaster drove the poor helpless widow to raise her cry of despair. She didn’t sit in the corner of a room and mourn; she didn’t run after any wrong means of making money. Then what did she do? She knew that no one but only God can help her. So she turned to Elisha the prophet of God. Friends God delights when you seek His counsel first. Unfortunately many of us make that as the last resort. When Elisha hears the woman’s cry, his heart melts with the compassion of God. “How can I help you?” This is how God’s heart longs and looks in earnestness to help you. God uses his representative to give the solution to the problem of that widow. The beginning of the blessing began at the moment the widow turned to seek God for the solution. Friends whom you turn to when you are sinking will decide the doors of blessing to open or to remain shut.

Submit your little to the Lord: Elisha goes on to ask the helpless woman, “Tell me, what do you have in your house?” Our God is a God of Miracles. He is a God who loves to perform the miracles for us with our active part. In John 6 we read about the little boy who willingly brought to Jesus the five loaves of barley bread and the two small fish that he had for himself. All that the boy had he willingly gave with joy. The boy’s willing gift became a blessing for several thousands of hungry people. Look at the situation here. The woman had nothing at all with her. All that she had was the little oil. She did not hesitate or hold back even that little oil that she had. Without any hesitation with all humility she reveals all that she ever had. Her response shows the fear and reverence that she had for God. She didn’t dare to hide or lie in God’s presence. Just as she was she came in complete truthfulness and willingly declared “your servant has nothing at all….except a little oil”. What about you my dear friend? Is there anything that you are withholding from God? Have you given your all to God? Are you truthful and sincere in your submission to your Creator?

Wise Instructions: God’s specific instruction comes to the woman through the man of God. Read it carefully. Elisha said “Go around and ask all your neighbours for empty jars. Don’t ask just a few”. There are three important instructions in this sentence. They are not just for that widow; they are for each and every one of us. Whether it is your business, or your job there are certain things that you should do. First of all you need to go around. If it is a business you need to do all the ground work all by yourself. You cannot let some one else do that and rely on their words. You should never be in the dark about any area of your business. If it is your job that you are looking for, you need to cover all the companies or offices all by yourself. You should not rely on your uncles or aunts; friends or well wishers to get you the details or help you out in it. You need to go around and do your part. Second instruction is to ask all. In business field it is called as Marketing. You should be bold and vibrant in presenting, or demanding or asking whatever you have to. If it was your job, be bold in presenting to the board what God has put in you. Be bold and smart to ask the terms and perks that you want. Ask the learned & experienced people and gain understanding. Don’t sit idle or dumb folded. The Third instruction is ‘Don’t ask just a few’. This is the most important instruction of all. You should not stop with a few try. You should set a huge target and cover as many as possible. Many start well. They cover only a limited or a few. Either they are shy or lazy or fearful to stretch themselves. Friends who are looking for a job, please don’t stop with a few, go around and ask in many places.

In the next sentence Elisha says “Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into the jars and as each is filled, put it to one side”. Just as the
first part of the instruction was for the way to work in the world outside, the next part of the instruction is exclusive for the way you should function at home. Elisha tells the widow to get into the house and shut the door behind her and her sons. Yes my friend your business deals or tactics or the clients whom you have contacted or the new contacts that God has given you regarding your job or business are not to be spoken or discussed about with any outsider. You and your family must shut those details from the world and pour it out in God’s presence through your prayers. Anoint every jar of opportunity with the Spirit of God. Pour out your tearful prayers over every project & every interview. In your private chamber what you pray as a family will definitely grab God’s immediate attention.

Super Abundance Turn Around: The widow didn’t waste any time. She meticulously followed God’s instruction that came from the mouth of Prophet Elisha. She and her sons collected as many jars as they could, went inside and shut the door behind them. Here in the privacy of her home and family she takes the little oil that she had and starts to pour it into the jar. This is the point where her obedience to God’s word and her absolute submission unlocks Super Abundant Blessing of God. God releases a continuous pour of oil. The oil kept pouring & pouring without any break. Undoubtedly this is the work of God; but it could not have happened without the widow’s obedience and complete, truthful submission. The oil stopped only when her son said “There is not a jar left”. God’s blessing will never stop. It is only the words from our mouth that shuts it. Be careful about the words that come out of your mouth. When God is blessing you don’t go around saying ‘I don’t have’ or ‘I have no money to pay this’ or ‘I have no dress to wear for this important event’. Your words will block the flow.
When the oil stopped, the woman went to the prophet to ask what she had to do next. See she didn’t go to the neighbour or she didn’t ask her sons or she didn’t decide on her own. She sought the help of the same man of God. Elisha advises her to go and sell the oil, to pay her debts and then live with her sons on whatever was left. What an amazing way the deliverance came upon this family who had no hope. In fact the widow turned out to be a business woman in oil sale making huge or heavy profits. Her finances soar high and her debts became history.

My dear brothers and sisters whatever may be the crisis, it doesn’t matter, God wants you to stay blessed. You need to do your part faithfully & obediently. God has kept enough provisions for you to succeed. He has kept the needed contacts in companies & offices to provide you the right job or contract or business deal. To some of you out there God is opening opportunity in another nation. New doors of financial blessings are opening and you are going to move into an increase. Don’t settle down with a few or with the little. Some of you are going to see the Super
Abundant blessing sweeping your families. New house, new business deals, new jobs are yours from God. Receive it and stay blessed.

Please pray with me “Dear loving Heavenly Father, I thank you for this message. Humbly I come to you and surrender all that I have. I believe that you are going to bless me with a Super Abundant Blessing of a new job or a new business or a new contract. I confess that all the debts are fleeing from me, my business and my family. New and great financial increase is flowing out into my life, my business, my job and in my family. I will diligently bring my tithes to your storehouse. In Jesus matchless name I ask AMEN

Be bold and strong in the Lord. I encourage you with God’s Word

HE WILL NOT LET YOUR FOOT SLIP HE WHO WATCHES OVER YOU WILL NOT SLUMBER – Psalm 121: 3

God Bless you
Rev. Brite Sundar

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