The Widow’s Olive Oil 4 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 small jar of olive oil.” 3 Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. D

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The Bible says in Proverbs 11:24-25 that we will gain more as Christians if we give away some of what we have! How can it be? Let's take a moment to read the verses. (24) "One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. (25) A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed." These two verses present a paradox. A paradox a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement that when investigated, turns out to b