The story in the Bible in 2 Kings 4:1-7 is about a widow women who approached Elisha with a problem. The creditors were threatening to take her children as bondmen. Elisha asked the woman what he could do for her. Then he asked her what she had in her house. She replied that she only had a pot of oil. He told her to borrow all the pots she could and to fill them with the oil and sell them to pay her debt.
Just as the widow woman approached Elisha with her problem, we alike approach God with our distresses. When we draw near to God's throne, He too says what Elisha said, "What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in the house?" Many times the answer to our problem already lies within us. For we are the house of God. If you need a mountain moved in your life then use the faith that's in your house. For God has given everyone a measure of faith.
Just as the widow woman had to put forth an effort to collect the pots to use the oil, we too must develop and exercise our faith. If you need faith to move a mountain then develop your faith by exercising the word of God daily. If your problem is financial then begin to give what's in your house. Give your tithes, give your offerings, but most of all give of yourself. If you're lonely and dishearted then look and see what's in your house. Begin to give your time to your family and friends. But most importantly give your time to God. If you need more patience or if you need more wisdom then look in your house. If your house has God as its occupant then the word of God should be resident. If your house is not filled with God's word then you must begin to furnish your house with it. We must begin to use what's in our house--THE WORD OF GOD. If the enemy is attacking you on every side then use the word that's in your house. Proclaim that NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST YOU SHALL PROSPER! If the enemy makes ou feel as if God's a million miles away, you can rest in confidence because God's word says, Draw Near To God And He Will Draw Nigh To You. We must use what's in our house.
I urge each one today when you go to the Lord in prayer to wait and listen to see if God says, "What's in the house?". The answer to your problem may already be in your house. You may have to dust if off, repair it, exercise it, and develop it. But it is there. It's not always easy and it may take some time; but, if you will come to the realization that the word of God abides within you( the oil--the anointing) and God has given you the authority to use it, you will see the mountain removed. Once again, if you're hurting you can rise above it by using what's in the house-----THE WORD!!!!
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