| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “God’s power in you and for you” Our Bible verse for today: “One of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisah, ‘Your servant, my husband, has died. You know that your servant feared the Lord. Now the creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves.’ Elisha asked her, ‘What can I do for you?’” 2 Kings 4:1-2 (CSB) Our thought for today: “God’s people taking care of each other” Let me set the stage for us so we can understand what was happening in 2 Kings 4:1-2. Elisha was a great prophet and he was generally looked upon as the leader of God’s people in that day. There was a large group of lesser prophets who surrounded him and who were essentially his disciples and assistants in ministry. One of those prophets died and left behind a wife and two children. In those days, widows often had no means of support once their husbands died and in this case, the children weren’t old enough to take care of their mother. Additionally, there was a debt to be paid. Evidently the prophet had borrowed some money that he had not paid back at the time of his death, thereby leaving his family with the responsibility to cover that debt. In those days, one legal way for a creditor to recover his loan was to take the person’s children to work for him. That was the situation here. So, the widow came to the religious leader of God’s people and asked for help. That was a perfectly legitimate thing for her to do. God’s people are, and always have been, responsible for rendering assistance to the most vulnerable and needy – like widows and children. The Bible is filled with instructions about caring for the needy. In Galatians 6:10, Paul wrote, “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.” In other words, even before we take care of others outside the church, we are to take care of our own inside the church. In this scene in 2 Kings 4, the answer to her need ended up coming through a miracle performed by Elisha but it could just as easily have come through a love offering given by the people. (In that case, the love offering would have been the miracle.) Either way, it was God using His power to take care of one of His own and working through His people to do it. That’s the way He usually works and we see it all the time at our church. God uses us to take care of each other. This Sunday at Oak Hill Baptist we will be kicking off the new church year by celebrating our annual Homecoming Day. This is the day when we thank God for our church family and we celebrate all that He has done, is doing, and will do in the future at Oak Hill Baptist Church. There will be a special Homecoming celebration service at 10:00 and a good old fashioned Southern Baptist potluck lunch afterwards. We would love to have you join us! In my opinion, our church is a great example of God’s people taking care of God’s people. Come and see for yourself! God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00 – in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville |
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