Written by
Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Do what God asks
of you and He will supply the abundance you require in the mighty name of Jesus
Christ. The keyword is PREPARE.
Jesus Christ
asked the servants at the wedding feast in Canaan to fill the water pots with
water. And they filled them up to the brim. Six water pots filled to the brim
speaks of adequate preparation for abundance as the Bible records that the six
water pots were about one hundred and eighty gallons of water, albeit, one
hundred and eighty gallons of wine. Quite significant and instructive is the
fact that the only task assigned the servants in preparation for the
forthcoming abundance was to fill all six water pots to the brim. The turning
of the water into wine was the task and responsibility of Jesus Christ for as
soon as the water pots were filled to the brim, Jesus asked them to draw some
“supposedly water” out to give to the Master of the feast. Upon tasting the
supposedly water now turned wine, in point of fact very good wine, the master
of the feast commended the bridegroom for reserving the good wine till the end
of the feast. Please read John Chapter 2 verses 1 to 10. It is significant to
note that what appeared to be a situation of lack that was about to bring
disgrace and reproach to the family turned out to be a situation of surplus,
overflowing abundance because God in His infinite mercies intervened and quite
instructive is the fact that the people obeyed the divine instruction to
prepare for abundance. The result was the miraculous supply of abundant wine at
the wedding feast.
Prophet Elisha
instructed the widow of the indebted prophet to borrow many empty vessels from
everywhere. He specified that the empty vessels to be borrowed should be many
and should therefore be sourced from everywhere, including their neighbors. Beloved,
please, note the prophet placed emphasis on many empty vessels and from
anywhere they could be sourced from. Again, the prophet specified only empty
vessels and not filled ones. In the case of the water pots, they already
existed and only had to be filled with water. But in the case of the widow,
there were no vessels though there was a jar of oil that could be divinely
multiplied and compounded to fill as many empty jars as she could source. However,
she lacked many empty vessels which she had to borrow as there was no money to
buy them. Fortunately, God gave her favor and she was able to borrow many empty
vessels which were filled to the brim from a single jar of oil which God
divinely multiplied and compounded. What was required in the case of the water
pots was something to change the taste of water to wine which Jesus did
effortlessly. In the same way, a single jar of oil multiplied and compounded
into several filled vessels of oil that were sold to pay off the family debt.
It is instructive to note that the preparation of the widow was instructive. She
did not sit at home to weep over and lament the impending doom. She sought
God’s intervention and direction and when instructed on what to do, she
complied and God did the rest. Disgrace and shame was removed from her family
because she prepared. Please read 2nd Kings Chapter 4 verses 1 to 7.
How willing are you to prepare?
The same prophet
Elisha instructed the soldiers of Israel and allied nations fighting against
Moab to make the valley full of ditches. Their task was to dig a good number of
ditches in the valley. God’s task and responsibility was to fill the ditches
and land with water. Significantly, there was no sign of water as they dug but
by morning, the land was filled with water. Please read 2nd King
Chapter 3 verses 16 to 20 for details.
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