And Jesus looking upon
them said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all
things are possible.” ~Mark 10:27
Finances are in shambles, emotions are on edge, and
communication with God become one-word prayers. God still honors those, by the
way.
We think we’ve done pretty well lately; the Bible has been an opened
book, morning prayers have happened, yet, things are not falling in place. You
need just one miracle.
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2 Kings 4 |
Well, once upon an evil time there lived a wise widow with
her two young sons. The creditor was coming (as her husband had left a mighty
debt) to take her sons away and force them into slavery.
Most likely this creditor would have repossessed her home too, but
that’s just my thought. She had one alternative—a miracle. So she ran to a man
of God, Elisha, who said unto her, “What shall I do for thee? tell me,
what hast thou in the house?”
And she said, “Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.”
Don’t you see? That’s all God needed: Her faith and a jar of oil. He began his divine work and from that one jar flowed an endless stream of oil. Her sons dashed
through the neighborhood asking for empty vessels. She filled enough vessels with
oil to sell in the market place and paid off her debts. Yes, she kept her
house. She kept her sons. She kept her sanity, and no doubt, doubled the size
of her faith.
As caregivers we are tired, financially strapped,
we have worries, anxieties, and shackled with burdens we think we can’t bear
anymore? It’s worth repeating, isn’t it? We are in need of rest, peace, joy,
grace, mercy, and … just one miracle.
What miracle do you need today? The widow knew
only God had the ability to come through for her, so she ran to His humble
servant, the warrior prophet, Elisha.
“I have nothing but this jar of oil,” she told
him.
It wasn’t enough to live on or solve her
problems. Nonetheless, in God’s hand it was all she needed. She paid off her
debt with that one jar of oil.
Need a miracle? Who are you running to? Tell me
what have you in the house? What’s your Jar of Oil? Have faith like a mustard
seed and give it to God, trust that He can, and will, perform a miracle.
A Caregiver’s Prayer
Dear Lord, here I am, humbled, feeling alone, overwhelmed and tired. I have only my faith in you to get me through another day. I need a
miracle. And I know that miracle is you.
Beloved Caregiver
Bring to me
unending tears
Release to
me unspoken fears
The answer
is not here to find
The answer’s
not of earthly kind
Just come to
me, your first true love
You are my
treasure, my greatest pleasure
A miracle is
mine to give
A mended life is yours to live
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