“A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.” 2 So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” 3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbours—empty vessels; do not gather just a few. 4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.” 5 So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. 6 Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil ceased. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”” 2 Kings 4:1-7 NKJV
Gracious God,
Here is a widow who has been left in debt by her husband. And she still speaks well of him as a servant who feared the Lord. It could have been a genuine reason for debt. But Elisha hears from You a way for her to pay off her debts, by her own doing, with miraculous help. He did not just give her the money. God, You took on her debt not Elisha. Elisha could not take any of the glory.
And she now could pay her debt and her and her son could begin to make a new life for themselves and earn their own living with no threat of slavery.
How can this story not remind us that You took on our debt of sin and paid the price. It was the greatest miracle of all. That freed us from slavery to sin and death to freedom in Christ and life eternal (Romans 6:22-23). And nothing we could do to pay it. A miracle of today. Can we still expect miracles? If it is the same spirit that raised Christ for the dead that lives in us (Romans 8:11) surely we may expect mercies. If we seek and wait on You, God. Grant us faith.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Worship Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Just needed a sound traditional hymn to praise God for my, our, own amazing miracle.
I stand amazed in the presence
Of Jesus the Nazarene,
And wonder how he could love me,
A sinner, condemned, unclean.
How marvelous! How wonderful!
And my song shall ever be;
How marvelous! How wonderful!
Is my Saviour’s love for me!
For me it was in the garden,
He prayed: “Not my will, but Thine.”
He had no tears for His own griefs,
But sweat-drops of blood for mine.
Chorus
In pity angels beheld Him,
And came from the world of light
To strengthen Him in the sorrows
He bore for my soul that night.
Chorus
He took my sins and my sorrows,
He made them his very own;
He bore the burden to Calv’ry,
And suffered and died alone.
Chorus
When with the ransomed in glory
His face I at last shall see,
‘Twill be my joy through the ages
To sing of his love for me.
Chorus
Lyrics: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel