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Today's Word 07-10-26 The Miracle is in Your Next Step of Obedience · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: At your early morning phrase party. I am Sherry Mackie.
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  Speaker 1: It's time right now. Four Today's word the miracle is
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  Speaker 1: in your next step of obedience. Second Kings four, five,
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  Speaker 1: and six says. They brought the jars to the window
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  Speaker 1: and she kept pouring. When all the jars were full,
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  Speaker 1: she said to her son, bring me another one, but
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  Speaker 1: he replied, there's not jar left.
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  Speaker 2: Then the oil stopped flowing.
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  Speaker 1: You know, sometimes the greatest miracle begins with the smallest
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  Speaker 1: acts of obedience. The widow and second King's four was living.
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  Speaker 2: Every parent's nightmare.
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  Speaker 1: Her husband had died, leaving her burdened with dead and
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  Speaker 1: now her creditors were threatening to take her two sons
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  Speaker 1: as payment. She was out of options, out of resources, and.
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  Speaker 2: Out of hope.
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  Speaker 1: When she cried out to the prophet Elisha, she was
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  Speaker 1: probably expecting him to hand her some money or perform
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  Speaker 1: an instant miracle. Instead, he's her question, what do you
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  Speaker 1: have in your house? She replied, nothing at all except
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  Speaker 1: a small jar of olive oil.
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  Speaker 2: Isn't that just like God? He often begins with what
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  Speaker 2: we already have.
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  Speaker 1: Then Elisha gave her unusual instructions borrow as many empty
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  Speaker 1: jars as possible from your neighbors, Go inside your house,
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  Speaker 1: close the door, and began pouring the little bit of
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  Speaker 1: oil you have.
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  Speaker 2: Imagine how humbling that must have been. She had to go.
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  Speaker 1: From house to house asking for empty jars without explaining why.
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  Speaker 1: Some neighbors may have wondered what she was doing. Others
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  Speaker 1: may have questioned her. Still, she refused to let pride
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  Speaker 1: keep her from obedience.
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  Speaker 2: She simply trusted God as she poured. Something incredible happened.
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  Speaker 1: The oil never ran out. Jar after jar was filled
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  Speaker 1: until there was not an empty vessel left to receive it.
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  Speaker 2: Only then did.
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  Speaker 1: The oil stop flowing when there was no more opacity
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  Speaker 1: to receive. Notice that the miracle didn't happen before she obeyed.
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  Speaker 1: It happened when she obeyed. And that's often how God
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  Speaker 1: works in our lives. We want him to show us
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  Speaker 1: the entire plan before we take the first step, but
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  Speaker 1: God usually asks us to trust him one step at
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  Speaker 1: a time. Perhaps he's asking you to forgive someone who
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  Speaker 1: hurts you. Perhaps he's asking you to apply for a
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  Speaker 1: position that feels beyond your qualifications. Perhaps he's asking you
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  Speaker 1: to start the business serve and ministry, give generously, or
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  Speaker 1: step into a calling that feels intimidating for you. Well,
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  Speaker 1: don't let pride, fear, a discouragement stop you. Your breakthrough
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  Speaker 1: may be connected to your next act of obedience.
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  Speaker 2: The first step may be to just. It may be slow,
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  Speaker 2: It may.
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  Speaker 1: Not produce immediate results. You may wonder if anything is
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  Speaker 1: happening at all. But keep pouring, keep praying, keep serving,
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  Speaker 1: keep believing. God is a god of suddenly moments. Suddenly,
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  Speaker 1: the healing is going to come suddenly, the opportunity is
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  Speaker 1: going to appear suddenly, the financial provision will arrive, suddenly,
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  Speaker 1: the relationship will be restored.
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  Speaker 2: What seems small.
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  Speaker 1: In your hands become more than enough what is surrendered
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  Speaker 1: into God's hands. So never underestimate what God can do
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  Speaker 1: with your willingness to obey. Your miracle may be much closer.
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  Speaker 2: Than you think.
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  Speaker 1: Oh God, thank you, Thank you that you are the
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  Speaker 1: God of abundance and nothing is too difficult for you.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for reminding us that you can take what
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  Speaker 1: seems small and insignificant and multiply it beyond anything.
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  Speaker 2: We could imagine.
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  Speaker 1: Help us to walk in humility, trusting you even when
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  Speaker 1: we don't understand your instruction. Give us the courage to
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  Speaker 1: take the next step of obedience, knowing that our miracle
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  Speaker 1: is connected to our faithfulness. Oh God, we believe that
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  Speaker 1: as we continue to trust you and pour out what
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  Speaker 1: you place in our hands, you'll open doors, you'll provide
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  Speaker 1: every need, and you'll bring breakthrough in your perfect timing.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus' name. Now that's your word for today. Take
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  Speaker 1: it applied to your everyday life, and you continue to
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  Speaker 1: be encouraged to inspired. At Charlie Morning Praise Party, I
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  Speaker 1: am Sherry Mackie