THE poor widow who came to Elisha for help little realized that she possessed already all that was necessary to meet every need under the good hand of God. That pot of oil represented the grace of God as ministered in the power of the Holy Spirit. As long as there were empty vessels to receive it, the oil was not stayed. And so it is today. God has given to everyone of us the riches of His grace which we may use as the need arises, and the supply will never fail until it can be truly said that “There is not a vessel more.” It is but an Old Testament way of saying, “My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus,”
“In the heart of London city,
‘Mid the dwellings of the poor.
These bright golden words were uttered,
‘I HAVE CHRIST! What want I more?’
Spoken by a lonely woman,
Dying on a garret floor,
Having not one earthly comfort—
‘I HAVE CHRIST! What want I more?’
You may have much gold and grandeur.
Yet by God be reckoned poor&
He alone has riches truly
WHO HAS CHRIST, though nothing more.”