Got Oil to Burn? Yes!

We're in the Feast of Lights (Hanukkah) and it forms a bridge into the New Year and the tenth biblical month.
It's the celebration of miracles done in those days that we need now: Of victory over the forces of assimilation and the one-day-oil that lasted eight.

God's Oil is very critical so last night we looked at 3 stories to rightly position ourselves to receive and use it wisely.
In the lead up to Hanukkah, Judah the Hammer became Judah the Janitor, cleaning, clearing, rebuilding, and restoring the center of worship: God e-x-t-e-n-d-s the oil as a sign of His delight.

The widow's oil / Elisha narrative reminds us that in the presence of loss and our 'empties,' God honors His Covenant to multiply that which we have in our hands.
Yet we must, as she did, ask, listen, and obey: Remembering that the oil was limited only on how many pots she brought in expectation to be filled.

The oil of the ten waiting for the breakthrough of the Groom, instructs us that timing is His to determine - not ours.
Foolish v wise was based upon their assumptions of how long it would take for breakthrough to come.

It could be at any time, but it might not be soon.
This holds true, not only for His final Return but also for all those areas where we want breakthrough.
We need a fresh impartation of oil to deal with the 'midnights' we press through.
Watch the replay.
Allow the Spirit to show you what 'empties' to bring, what cleanup is needed, what altars to rebuild, and your mindset about His Uber-Generosity.
These few days until 2025 are important.
Use them as a bridge to gain new oil to burn.
Stephen
PS: SPECIAL NIGHT for Flight Deck next week: TUESDAY, New Year's Eve! Close out the year well so you can start the new one right.
Replay of this Deck teaching is on YouTube.
Replay of the entire Flight Deck is on Facebook.
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