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??Introduction：Listen! Doyouhearsomeonecrying？" TheprophetElishadid! PerhapsthepoorwomanmethimasElishawastraveling. ThewomanwasthewifeofoneofthesonsoftheprophetswhomElishawouldhaveknown.
??Body：Shebegantotellhimhersadstory. "Yourservantmyhusbandisdead, andyouknowmyhusbandfearedtheLord; andnowthecreditorhascomeandsaysthatsinceIcan'tpayourdebts, he'sgoingtotakemytwosonstobehisservants."
??Thewidowwassaying, "We'vealwaystriedtoputGodfirstinourlife, butnowlookwhathashappened!" Notonlyisherhusbanddead, butthewidowwasabouttolosehertwosonsaswell. Yes, thingslookedbad, butdoyourememberGod'spromiseinourBibleversefortoday？??MainTeaching：Matthew 6：33 says, "Butseek...firstthekingdomofGod, andhisrighteousness; andallthesethingsshallbeaddeduntoyou." IfyouknowtheLordJesusasyourSavior, putGodfirstinyourlife! Hethenpromisestosupplyallyourneed. SeekingfirstthekingdomofGodandhisrighteousnessmeansourheartandmindandlifearebusyservingtheLordandpleasingHiminallourways. WearealwaysthinkingofwhatGodwantsustobedoing, notwhatwewant. GodthenpromisesifwetakecareofHisbusiness, Hewilltakecareofus!
??Link：Butrightnow, itdidn'tlookasifGodweretakingcareofthewidowandhertwosons, didit？??Elishasaidtothewidow, "Whatdoyouwantmetodoforyou？Tellme, whatdoyouhaveinyourhouse？" Sheansweredsadly, "Ihavenothinginmyhouse, nothingexceptapotofoil." PerhapsElisha'sfacelitupasshesaid, "Apotofoil."
??Hetoldher, "Go, borrowfromyourneighborseverypot, jar, bottle, anykindsofemptyvesselyoucanborrow. Andwhenyoubringthemintoyourhouse, shutthedoorandhavejustyouandyourtwosonsinside. Thenpouryourpotofoilintothosevessels, andsetasidethosethatarefull."
??Gospel：HowdidElishaknowwhattodo？OurallwiseandwonderfulGodhadshownElishaexactlywhattodo. Godalreadyknewthewidow'sproblem, andHealreadyhadamarvelousplantocareforherneeds! Helovedthatpreciousmotherandhertwosons, andGodlovesYOU! AsyourwiseandwonderfulCreator, Godalsohasamarvelousplanforyourlife. ThefirstbigstepinfindingGod'splanforyourlifeistocometoHimwithyoursinproblem. WeareallbornwithasinnaturethatmakesusthinkandsayanddothingsthataredispleasingtoGod. Becauseofthatsinnature, everydaywithoutevenrealizingit, youdosomethingthatdispleasesGod. ItissinthatkeepsusseparatedfromGodanduntilwedealwiththeproblemofoursin, wecanneverfindHisplanforourlife. InHisgreatloveforyou, GodprovidedtheanswerforyoursinproblemwhenHesentHisperfectSonJesusintotheworld. " ...ChristJesuscameintotheworldtosavesinners; " ITimothy 1：15 tellsus. YouhaveheardhowtheLordJesusdiedonthecross, givingHisbloodandHislifetopayforyoursins. Hecamealiveagainthe 3rddayandnowtheLordJesusisbackinHeaven. BelievingontheLordJesusandlettingHimsaveyoufromsinisthefirstbigstepinGod'smarvelousplanforyou!
??UsingthatonepotofoilwaspartofGod'smarvelousplanforthispoorwidowandhertwosons. Thewidowandhersonswenttoworkrightaway! Let'spretendwearesomeoftheneighbors! Doyouhearaknockatthedoor？"Hello, mymomwantstoknowifwecanborrowasmanyemptyjars, bottles, pots, orvesselsasyouhave？We'llbesuretoreturnthemwhenwearefinished!"
??Allovertheneighborhoodtheboysran, bringingbacktotheirhomeallsizesofcontainers! Doyouthinktheneighborsmighthavebeenwonderingwhatwashappening？Whentheboysfinished, thewidowrememberedwhatElishahadsaid, andsheshutthedoorwithonlyherandhertwosonsinside. Sheheldthepotofoilandtheboyskeptbusybringingemptyvessels. Foryousee, Godwasdoingamiracleinsidethathouse! Asthatpotofoilwasbeingpouredout, vesselaftervesselwasfilledandsetaside! Themothersaid, "Hurry, bringmeanothervessel." Buthersonsaid, "There'snotanotheremptyvessel!" ThenGod'sWordsays, "Andtheoilstopped." Godhadwonderfullysuppliedherneed!
??Whatdoyouthinkthewidowdidnext？IIKings 4：7 says, "ThenshecameandtoldthemanofGod." Link：Shecouldhavedecidedherselfwhatsheshoulddonext.
??MainTeaching：ButthewidowwantedtoknowwhatGodwantedhertodo. ShewasinthehabitofputtingGodfirstinherlife. IfyouknowtheLordJesus, putGodfirstinyourlife! Hepromisesthentosupplyallyourneed! Maybeyourneedisaplacetolive, ormoneytobuyfoodandclothes. Perhapsyouneedhelpwithyourschoolwork, orhelpwithgettingalongwithyourfamily. CanyousayyourBibleversetoyourselfrightnow？IfyouareseekingfirstthekingdomofGod, thatmeansyouarecontinuallythinking "WhatdoesGodwantmetobedoing？" Herearesomequestionsyoucanaskyourself：1)WheredoesGodwantmetobeonSunday？2)WhatdoesGodwantmetodowiththetime, talents, andtreasuresHehasgivenme？3) HowcanIusethemtohelpothersknowaboutJesus' 4)WhatdoesGodwantmetodowithmylife？??Link：GodsaysHewillsupplyallyourneedifyoumakeitahabittoputGodfirstinyourlife, asthewidowdid! Ratherthandecidingonherownwhattodowiththatoil, thewidowwentstraighttoElisha. Elishasaid, "Gonowandselltheoil. Payoffyourdebtsandyouwillstillhaveenoughlefttotakecareofyouandyoursons."
??Thewidow'ssadnessnowwasturnedtojoy! AssheleftElishathatday, shewasprobablypraisingtheLordforsupplyingallherneed! SheandhersonscouldseethatGodhadkeptHispromise!
??GodstillkeepsHispromisestoday! GoddoesnotchangeandHisWorddoesnotchange. IfyouknowtheLordJesusasyourSavior, willyouthisweekputGodfirstinyourlife？Hepromisesthentosupplyallyourneed! ThetimesandthewaysGodsuppliesyourneedmaynotbewhatyouexpect, butGodismuchwiserinHisplansandpurposethanweare. Determinethatyouwilluseyourtalents, timeandtreasurestoservetheLord. PrayandaskHimtoguideyouinservingHim. ThenbesuretothanktheLordasyouseeHimmeetingyourneeds.
??IfyouhaveneverbelievedontheLordJesusasyourSavior, youhaveaveryimportantchoicetomake. God'smarvelousplanforyoubeginsthemomentyouadmityouareasinnerandbelieveontheLordJesus, askingHimtocomeinandsaveyoufromsin. ButitisyouwhomustchoosetocometotheLordJesus. Willyougorightnowto "HowtoBeaChildofGod" andlearnhowtodayyoucanbeginGod'smarvelousplanforyourlife？