Nyumba Yanga                                   07/07/25

SUBJECT: GOD’S WAYS     

TEXT: 2 Kings 4:1 The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves." 2 Elisha replied to her, "How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" "Your servant has nothing there at all," she said, "except a little oil." 3 Elisha said, "Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don't ask for just a few. 4 Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side." 5 She left him and afterward shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring. 6 When all the jars were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another one. But he replied, "There is not a jar left." Then the oil stopped flowing. 7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left."

Definitions: God’s ways refer to God’s principles, his commands, and his chosen paths for his people. They are not just about rules and regulations, but also about his character, His thoughts, and his purposes for creation. Essentially the represent how God chooses to act and how He wants us to live.

God’s Character: His character is loving, just, and holy, wise, gracious, compassionate, merciful, kind forgiving, long suffering, slow to anger, faithful and more.

Ten life plots of the passage.

1. Plight of the Widow
2. Elisha the prophet 2 Kings 3:11 An officer of the king of Israel answered, "Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah."
3. The late revered the LORD – married, the debt will remain. Leave a godly legacy behind.
4. Aggressive Creditor- I need my money.
5. The two boys – innocent but could have grumbled daddy. Why
6. A little olive oil- lack.
7. Neighbors – empty jars.
8. Flow of oil
9. Sell the oil and pay your debts.
10. You and your sons live on what is left

God’s ways

• Walk in them
• God’s way are just.
• God teaches his way
• God’s ways can be known
• God’s ways are righteous