There is always something in your House, we must remember this, At times, we go through life thinking we don't have enough or fearful and afraid. However, I'd like to remind you that GOD is on the side of you, He can help you use what you have to not only get what you need BUT to have abundance.
Let's start with 2 Kings chapter 4 and verse 1. It speaks about "One of the wives of the sons of the prophets, husband passed away and she she left with some debt. See below for the full context:
4 "Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen."
Reading this first verse makes it clear that the wife of the sons of the prophets was uncomfortable. She was not only uncomfortable but afraid. At times we can get to that point, of not understanding why external circumstances happen-to what seems at no fault of our own. But I want you and I to pay attention to this, she was not alone with her issue- God's servant was there, Elisha. This can represent of course God being there because God works through people most of the time, as a representation of himself.
Let's go to the next part of the scripture:
2 "And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil."
God's servant asked the wife of the sons of the prophet, what would you like me to do ? He asked what do you ALREADY have accessible? See this point is HUGE. Due to times where things seem out of control and as if there is no way out, we don't see what is right in front of us. Even though "it" the jar of oil seemed of little value or so small it was still SOMETHING. That's key- even though we may think in our life that, ohhh we only have this little gift to sing or to draw-, it is still SOMETHING. We must understand that we always have something in our house. That's the beautiful part. We have to open our eyes to see them. True indeed, at times it takes another person to pull it out of us or to see that "thing," but it is there. Other people at times can reiterate the importance of what we have, what we already carry.
I want us to LOOK INSIDE! Look again at what you already have in you! What is in your house? Literally or figuratively. It's so easy to look on the outside or ignore what God has ready equipped us with at times but again I encourage us all to LOOK AGAIN. Look again to assess what God has given you, it is important as well as has value!
The ideas for inventions that God has given you is important, the intelligence or gift of wisdom to help other people solve problems is valuable, the precious Holy Spirit that we have on the inside of us, is important-very valuable, the business ideas God has given us matters, the hobbies that we absolutely used to love to do but stopped -it was helping to prepare us for one of our greatest breakthroughs! Look Again Kings and Queens, it's in your house!
The wife of the sons of prophets had what she needed for a miracle to be initiated, even though she only had ONE jar of oil- it was enough to spark abundance as she obeyed the voice of the prophet, Elisha to identify what she already had then to get more vessels-empty vessels.
Let's read the next part of this passage:
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
Listen to this Kings and Queens, the wife of the sons of the prophets already had OIL-which again was enough-she just had to get more containers to pour what she ALREADY had in her house! As she did that the oil kept going and going and going until she ran out of containers. God will with us, if we trust Him enough to follow his guidance.
Let's read the rest of the passage:
5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
Kings and Queens, the oil didn't stop until the containers stopped. The oil started inside of the house and increased the house, it caused the wife of the sons of the prophets to start a business, per se, it caused her to become a seller or supplier of precious goods. What you currently have in your house can change the trajectory of your life for the better. You can wake up thinking or knowing you have a major need than go to bed after obeying God not only with your needs met BUT also meeting other people needs!
It is in the House! What do you have in your house Kings and Queens? Don't limit yourself, there is an abundant God on the inside of you! Go and SELL! You and your family can live from what's left, after you sell(start the business, do the invention,etc). Your debts can be paid using what's in your house- Follow God's voice and His direction to ACTIVATE what you already have. It's in your move! To have debt is a choice. The wife of the sons of the prophets choose to be debt free and have abundance left to live.
Take a moment to understand, What is in YOUR HOUSE?
Love you all,
Queen Eri Holmes-Harris
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