In verse 1 the woman declared her need (she was a debtor) and in verse 2 the resources (the pot of oil) to meet her need, but she did not recognize the resource for what it was.
When you and I were born again, little did we realize either our calling or the resources which God had placed here to carry us through this world to heaven itself. Christ died once. He will never die again. And when He died, the whole work of salvation was completed for us, besides satisfying a holy God as to our sins. The groundwork has all been laid; it only remains that these bodies be changed as we rise to meet Him in the air.
In Eph. 1 the Apostle Paul does not pray that believers might have power. We have that, but he prays that the eyes might be opened to see what we have in Christ. We must have childlike faith to lay hold of the things of God.
The woman felt that she had no resources, yet her house was full of provision to meet every need, and verse 7 of the chapter proves it, for it says, "Go, sell the oil, and pay the debt."
The prophet said, "What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house?" He asked her a question but he did not let her answer, because he was speaking to her conscience. Any truth we acquire must be through the conscience. How solemn it is to pray for light when God has made it all available. We will not get more light opened to us, until we act on what we already have been given and our eyes have been opened by the Holy Spirit to receive it by faith.
If one goes on year after year without growing in the things of God, there is something wrong. It may be that we are unconcerned as to truth, or there may be unjudged sin in our lives. The understanding of truth is dependent on our walking in it.
Little did the woman know that the pot of oil was not only going to deliver her children from the creditor, but she and her house were going to live (because) of it. The oil speaks of the presence and present testimony of the Holy Spirit in this world.