The Lord Provides Our Daily Food

Northwest Bible Church – Dec. 3 – 2 Kings Series – Worship Service – Alan Conner

2 Kings 4:38-44

The Lord provides our Daily Food

 

 

Intro

 

 

1. FAMINE IN THE LAND (4:38a).

 

 

1) Famine, the curse of God (Lev. 26:20, 26; Deut. 28:24, 38-40).

 

 

2) The remnant not exempted from suffering.

 

 

3) It is hard to identify with a lack of food.

 

 

 

1. THE DEADLY STEW MADE HARMLESS (4:38b-41).

 

1) Elisha orders stew (v. 38).

 

 

2) “There is death in the pot” (vv. 39-40).

 

 

3) Flour power?

 

 

4) Truth: the Lord provided for His remnant their daily food.

 

 

 

1. MULTIPLYING THE LOAVES OF BARLEY (4:42-44).

 

1) Twenty barley loaves and ears of grain.

 

 

2) Our deficiencies + God’s promise = an abundance.

 

 

3) Christ is greater than Elisha.

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION

 

1) Look to God to overcome your inadequacies (20 loaves):

 

1. a) in ministry:

 

 

1. b) in suffering:

 

 

1. c) in physical needs:

 

 

1. d) in godliness:

 

 

 

2) Spiritual ministries -

 

1. a) to the church:

 

 

1. b) to the backslider: