Friday, April 21, 2006

Empty Jars

Dr. David Reid, Talks for Growing Christians, on 2 Kings 4: 1-7

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2 Kings 4 (NIV)

3 Elisha said, "Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don't ask for just a few. 4 Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side."

5 She left him and afterward shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring. 6 When all the jars were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another one."
But he replied, "There is not a jar left." Then the oil stopped flowing.

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Practical application:


"You must be emptied before you can be filled."


Challenge:

"How empty is your vessel? Review your life, even for a day (longer, if you are really into this), and try to be objective -- list things you did that were self-centered. Review again, and list things that were God- centered. Again, how empty is your vessel? Let God fill it."

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