DISCOURSE: 362 THE WIDOW’S OIL INCREASED 2 Kings 4:6. _And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed._ FROM every event recorded in the Old Testament, there is much useful inst... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 363 CONTENTMENT ILLUSTRATED IN THE SHUNAMITE 2 Kings 4:13. _What is to be done for thee? Wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people._ “TO be content with such things as we have” is a very rare acquirement. Every... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 364 ALL THE DISPENSATIONS OF PROVIDENCE ARE GOOD 2 Kings 4:26. _And she answered, It is well._ TO serve the Lord with our talents is the best possible improvement of them. Even as it respects this life, we never exert ourselves truly for God without receiving from him, in some way or oth... [ Continue Reading ]