There’s only two stories in the Bible which I found out that mention about close door/shut door. Both are mention in 2 Kings 4.
The first story was about a widow, whose husband has owed a lot of money and the people is coming to take her two sons for an exchange. The widow went to Elisha to ask for help.
2Kings4:2, Elisha answered, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?”
The woman said, “I don’t have anything there except a pot of oil.”
Then Elisha said, “Go and get empty jars from all your neighbours. Don’t ask for just a few. Then you must go into your house and close the door. Only you and your sons will be there. Then pour oil into all the jars. Sets the full ones to one side.”
The second story is about a child who died on his mother’s lap. The mum set out to find Elisha for help, for he was the one that has prophesied that she would give birth to this child.
2 Kings 4:32, Elisha came into the house. There was the child, lying dead on his bed. When Elisha entered the room, he shut the door. Only he and the child was in the room. Then Elisha prayed to the Lord.
What do we usually understand when people mention close door?A close door to a job usually meant not getting that job.
When the door was close, what was inside the room with the widow and Elisha?
A child waiting to be taken by some stranger. Death looms at the heart of the mother. Both had a child who was going to be taken from them forever.
Imagine the fear that would have crippled them. You may be in a situation that seems like a close door. Something you love is taken away from you. You think you have nothing left.
But Elisha asked the widow what she has with her, she replied just a pot of oil.
What does oil represent?Oil is usually used to anoint in the Old Testament. I remembered too that it is related to the Holy Spirit. Feeling unsure I asked the Lord this and he guided me to open up a book as a confirmation to this.
“Holy Spirit anointing is fully scriptural. In the Old Testament all who served God had to be anointed. This is replaced in the New Testament by the Holy Spirit for ALL believers. The first thing to learn is that ‘anointing’ is just one of the synonyms of the baptism in the Spirit…Before the day of Pentecost, priest were anointed, and carried the fragrance with them, but after Pentecost believers carry the Spirit of Christ.”-Reinhard Bonnke
The widow only had a pot of oil. You are not left with nothing. You have the Holy Spirit in you.
Look now what both the widow and Elisha did when they close the door.
She filled the oil into the empty jars. Elisha prayed.
ONLY the widow and her son were in the room. ONLY Elisha and the child were in the room.
Go into you room. Close the door. Bring your problem to the Lord.
Pray in the Spirit. Pray in tongues. Be filled with the Spirit.
Matthew6:6 : When you pray, you should go into your room and close the door. Then pray to your Father who cannot be seen. Your Father can see what is done in secret, and he will reward you.
What was the reward to them. The door will surely open, and it’ll be a miracle when it happens.
Of nothing to OVERFLOWING. Of Death to LIFE!
2Kings4:7, She went and told Elisha. Elisha said to her, “Go and sell the oil and pay what you owe. You and your sons can live on what is left.”
2Kings4:37, She came in and fell at Elisha’s feet. She bowed facedown to the floor. Then she picked up her son and went out.”
Every close door is an opportunity for abundance, for the supernatural to take place.
If you think you are left with nothing, do not be despair. You have the greatest gift within you and that is the Holy Spirit.
Activate, fan into flame this gift by praying in the Spirit.
He will make something out of nothing and open the door of blessing on you
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