Humbled By God

Ken

Giving you more than you asked? “Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us” (Ephesians 3:20 KJV). What a wonderful problem! Whenever it happens, we need to confess our lack of faith for not asking for more. When Elisha told the widow to gather empty jars to gather a miraculous flow of valuable olive oil for food and fuel (2Kings 4:1-7), they were miraculously filled as “she poured out” (4:5) until she ran out of jars, then the “oil stayed” (4:6). Elisha told the king of Israel to take a handful of arrows and strike the ground before he shot the arrows out of the window, since the arrows represented the “LORD’s deliverance” (13:17) over Syria. The king struck the ground three times, then stopped (13:18). Elisha became angry. “And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice” (13:19). You suffer, “yet ye have not, because ye ask not” (James 4:2). And, when we ask, we do not ask confidently. LORD, increase our faith that we may realize the superiority of the Holy Spirit working in us and our circumstances far surpasses all of our small requests for things. “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him” (Luke 11:13). Teach us the power of Your Spirit working in us. Lord Jesus, return quickly. Amen.