2 Kings 4:42-44 (NASBStr)
Now a man came from Baal- shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, “ Give them to the people that they may eat.” His attendant said, “What, will I set this before a hundred men?” But he said, “Give them to the people that they may eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and have some left over. ’” So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the Lord.
This story is a precursor to Jesus feeding the 4,000 and the 5,000. In the above story the prophet Elisha wanted his attendant, Gehazi, to give twenty loaves of bread to a town of people. Gehazi, who will eventually prove to lack faith and have selfish motives, questioned Elisha's words. He didn't have enough faith to know that God will provide more than enough if we have the faith to believe it. In this section the prophets didn't hear Elisha has for a "double-portion" of the Spirit that was upon Elijah. The widow only gather a few jars and therefore the oil ran out. Here, the servant thinks God's provision will run out. But, Elisha knew he had a double portion of the Spirit. He knew nothing would run out. Today we have the Holy Spirit completely indwelling us and yet we are powerless. We don't believe what we have is enough to give us victory over sin. When I sin it is because I don't remember to call upon the power that is within, given by Christ though the Spirit of God. We have to realize that with the Holy Spirit there will always have "some left over."
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