Kingdom Woman: Embracing Your Purpose, Power, and Possibilities by Tony Evans, Chrystal Evans Hurst
Authors: Tony Evans, Chrystal Evans Hurst
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the definition of a kingdom woman aligned under the authority and rule of God.
One of the Temptations’ songs, “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” should be our theme song as believers in Christ. Because when you get too proud to beg God for what you need or too sufficient to need Him—because you think that you can do it on your own, you can fix it, you can solve it, you can face it—you lose out on His greater power and glory. As a kingdom woman, never be tooproud to beg for whatever it is you need from Christ. Admit to Him that you know your own emptiness.
The third important principle from the path of the widow is to give to others what you need God to give to you. Or as we read in the book of Luke, “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you” (6:38).
The word it in that verse refers to the thing that you gave. Whatever you want God to do for you, give it to someone else. All the widow had was one jar of oil, yet the prophet instructed her to pour her one jar of oil into other people’s empty jars. She didn’t know what he was going to do with the oil once she poured it out. For all she knew, he was going to ask her to take the jars back to her neighbors and give her oil away. But she did it anyway.
This is the principle that Scripture is referring to when Jesus said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). What He was saying is that by giving, you open up a channel for which to also receive. In other words, by hoarding—or keeping what you think is yours only—you cut off God’s flow to you. If God cannot flow through you to others, then He won’t continue flowing to you. A blessing can be defined as experiencing, enjoying, and extending the goodness of God in your life. It includes being used by God to bless others as well.
When the widow committed herself to following the instructions of the prophet by pouring her last bit of oil into her neighbors’ empty jars, her emptiness then became full. As she poured, her jar kept refilling so that she was able to keep pouring until “she said to her son, ‘Bring me another one.’ But he replied, ‘There is not a jar left.’ Then the oil stopped flowing” (2 Kings 4:6).
You are only going to take this step of faith to give to others what you yourself need if you truly believe that God is your source. Because if God is your source, then the question is not whether you have enough to keep giving to others, but whether you have the faith to believe that He will replenish what you give away in His name.
God has promised to “supply all your needs according to His riches in glory” (Philippians 4:19, NASB ) when you love Him and walk according to His will (Romans 8:28). That is a promise you can take to the bank, just asthe widow eventually did by selling the accumulated oil and retiring off the profit (2 Kings 4:7).
God Does Not Need a Lot to Do a Lot
The last principle from 2 Kings 4 is simple yet profound. God does not need a lot to do a lot. The little bit of oil that the woman had was more than enough for God to multiply. This principle shows up repeatedly in Scripture. All Moses had was a shepherd’s staff with a hook on the end, but when he threw it down and then picked it back up, it became the powerful rod of God. In fact, it was so powerful, Moses used it to open up the Red Sea and bring water out of a rock.
All David had was a slingshot and five smooth stones. In fact, all he used was one of those stones. Yet he defeated the giant that an entire army could not bring down (1 Samuel 17). All Samson had was the jaw of a donkey, and he slew the Philistines (Judges 15). All Shamgar had was an oxgoad, and he saved the entire nation of Israel (Judges 3).
All Rachel had were some jars full of water, but in offering the water to the camels of a stranger, she became a part of the lineage
One of the Temptations’ songs, “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” should be our theme song as believers in Christ. Because when you get too proud to beg God for what you need or too sufficient to need Him—because you think that you can do it on your own, you can fix it, you can solve it, you can face it—you lose out on His greater power and glory. As a kingdom woman, never be tooproud to beg for whatever it is you need from Christ. Admit to Him that you know your own emptiness.
The third important principle from the path of the widow is to give to others what you need God to give to you. Or as we read in the book of Luke, “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you” (6:38).
The word it in that verse refers to the thing that you gave. Whatever you want God to do for you, give it to someone else. All the widow had was one jar of oil, yet the prophet instructed her to pour her one jar of oil into other people’s empty jars. She didn’t know what he was going to do with the oil once she poured it out. For all she knew, he was going to ask her to take the jars back to her neighbors and give her oil away. But she did it anyway.
This is the principle that Scripture is referring to when Jesus said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). What He was saying is that by giving, you open up a channel for which to also receive. In other words, by hoarding—or keeping what you think is yours only—you cut off God’s flow to you. If God cannot flow through you to others, then He won’t continue flowing to you. A blessing can be defined as experiencing, enjoying, and extending the goodness of God in your life. It includes being used by God to bless others as well.
When the widow committed herself to following the instructions of the prophet by pouring her last bit of oil into her neighbors’ empty jars, her emptiness then became full. As she poured, her jar kept refilling so that she was able to keep pouring until “she said to her son, ‘Bring me another one.’ But he replied, ‘There is not a jar left.’ Then the oil stopped flowing” (2 Kings 4:6).
You are only going to take this step of faith to give to others what you yourself need if you truly believe that God is your source. Because if God is your source, then the question is not whether you have enough to keep giving to others, but whether you have the faith to believe that He will replenish what you give away in His name.
God has promised to “supply all your needs according to His riches in glory” (Philippians 4:19, NASB ) when you love Him and walk according to His will (Romans 8:28). That is a promise you can take to the bank, just asthe widow eventually did by selling the accumulated oil and retiring off the profit (2 Kings 4:7).
God Does Not Need a Lot to Do a Lot
The last principle from 2 Kings 4 is simple yet profound. God does not need a lot to do a lot. The little bit of oil that the woman had was more than enough for God to multiply. This principle shows up repeatedly in Scripture. All Moses had was a shepherd’s staff with a hook on the end, but when he threw it down and then picked it back up, it became the powerful rod of God. In fact, it was so powerful, Moses used it to open up the Red Sea and bring water out of a rock.
All David had was a slingshot and five smooth stones. In fact, all he used was one of those stones. Yet he defeated the giant that an entire army could not bring down (1 Samuel 17). All Samson had was the jaw of a donkey, and he slew the Philistines (Judges 15). All Shamgar had was an oxgoad, and he saved the entire nation of Israel (Judges 3).
All Rachel had were some jars full of water, but in offering the water to the camels of a stranger, she became a part of the lineage
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