have the opportunity to look back on some things
and yet then look forward on some things also.
And there's probably some things that all of
us have experienced in our lives that might be
applicable for tonight also. So that's where
we'll be going tonight, God's hands in meeting
our needs. We're gonna be in 2 Kings chapter
four, verses one through seven. I'm only gonna
get through seven verses. I've got 23 slides,
and I'm sure that I should be able to get 23
slides done. So are you going to be doing the
prayer time tonight? OK, so I just want to make
sure how much time you need, because I'm just
teasing, just teasing. So as we go into our study
tonight, one of the things I want to do is give
us a little bit of background on this man, Elijah
and Elisha. And so as we look at those two individuals,
the background is that during this time, Elijah
has gone to glory. He's in heaven right now.
Ahab, King Ahab is dead. The terrible King Ahab.
And then Azahiah is also dead. That was his son.
And Jehoram is now the reigning king. And we
also know that Jezebel is living during this
time also. And she's... up to no good also. So
this is a period of time when this man Jehoram
continued in the ways of his, in the sins of
Jeroboam, the son of Nebad. So Israel is in a
terrible predicament right now. We've got the
Northern Kingdom, we've got Judah, and we've
got Elisha, and what he's dealing with during
this time. And this is just a good representation
of some of the homes that existed during this
time. And keep this in mind as we get into the
study of the lesson, because some of this will
really come about and make some good points.
Okay? Isaiah chapter 64 verse eight says, but
now, O Lord, thou art our father, we are the
clay. Thou art our potter, and all we are the
work. of thy hand." So as we think about who
we are and how God has crafted each one of us
in our individual uniqueness and how he's done
it in such a way that there are no apologies
from him. He has done things within his sovereign
will and we just have to relax and know that
God knows exactly what he's doing. When I don't
know what he's doing and when I maybe would say
I wish things would be this way, you know God
Understands me and and maybe as he's shaping
me He's probably got some areas in my life that
he wanted to put a little pressure on Because
he wants to conform me to the image of his son
So I need a little bit more pressure here for
you need a little bit pressure here and you need
a little bit pressure on this side But on all
our uniqueness he is trying to conform us to
the image of Jesus. He is our Father, and that
relationship will never, ever change. Amen? Never
change. So, we're gonna be in Kings, 2 Kings,
Chapter 4, verses 1 through 7. We're gonna read
this together, and then we're gonna get into
a study tonight. Now, there cried a certain woman
of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto
Elisha, saying, Thy servant, my husband, is dead.
Thou knowest that thy servant did fear the Lord,
and the creditor is come to take unto him my
two sons to be bondmen." And Elisha said unto
her, what shall I do for thee? Tell me. What
hast thou in thy house? And she said, Thine handmaid
hath not anything in the house save a pot of
oil. Then he said go borrow the vessels abroad
of all thy neighbors even empty vessels borrow
not a few And when thou art come in thou shall
shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons and
shall pour out all Those vessels and thou shall
set aside that which is full So she went from
him and shut the door upon her and her sons who
brought the vessels to her and she poured out
and it came to pass when the vessels were full
that she said unto her son bring me yet a vessel
and he said unto her there is not a vessel more
the oil stayed then she came and told the man
of God and he said go sell the oil pay thy debt
and live thou and thy children off the rest let's
pray Father, we thank you for this night and
what you're gonna show us in your word. And we
just pray that we can understand the act of faith,
the act of being obedient, the expectations of
our faith. And we bring all these together in
such a way that we might be able to live victoriously
for you, in Jesus' name, amen. So, Elisha is
ministering during a time when Israel, is suffering
grievously for several years because of unrepentant
immorality and idolatry. We've been talking about
idolatry. And so the prophet of God had been
brutally murdered, or they're fleeing for their
lives. And so all of this is going on. There's
drought, there's famine, there are people who
are suffering during this time, and it's a bad
time. And yet, During this bad time, God brings
us this little nugget of truth and a little bit
of his light, of his glory in this one woman
that is here. So tonight, as we consider these
verses, three basic faith responses are revealed.
It's gonna help us see God at work in our lives,
especially when seeking his help. These three
are respond with an obedient faith, an obedient
faith. We respond also with an expectant faith.
And then lastly, we respond by giving God whatever
resources we have. So that's gonna be good. So,
you've heard of this, the American idiom, at
the end of your rope. Who has all heard that
before? Okay, so we got one, two, three. What
does that mean? You're fed up done. What does
that mean? You've had it. You're just at the
end. Nowhere else to turn to. You're at the end
of your rope. In fact, you guys are spot on.
The person who was noted for this was actually
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. When you come to the
end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. Okay,
so as we look at this, first of all, there's
a feeling of being overwhelmed or helpless. There's
also the idea of the lack of patience and strength.
I just can't do it anymore. It's it's too heavy
for me I just I can't lift it again I just don't
know what I want to do or you it's time for a
change or break At the end of a rope and there's
no more options I don't know if I shared this
with with many of you, but growing up in Texas
we were Poe we couldn't afford that second O
in poor. Kind of a bad time to be growing up.
My dad was a pastor and there was just nine of
us and it was rough going. We lived out on the
farm in Petersburg, Texas and then we moved to
Lubbock, Texas when I was about five or six years
old. It was at that time my brother Dennis and
my sister Cheryl came along. And so I've told
you guys this before. I'm the oldest of the last
three. And there's three above us. And then there's
the oldest three. And like anything else, those
three had to take care of these three, which
took care of these three. And I can remember
in this true story, I can remember going to the
refrigerator and opening up the refrigerator
and looking inside. And there was nothing in
there. My mother had contracted cancer. And so
we had all these doctor bills. And things were
tough. And my dad said, we are not going to go
on any kind of government assistance. We're going
to make it. We'll be fine. You know, as I think
about it now, there were times that I didn't
know what we would eat that night. didn't have
a clue. I remember having one pair of Sunday
shoes when I was about eight or nine years old,
one shirt for Sunday, and then I had school clothes.
He had two pair of pants, and that was it. I
mean, it's really amazing. We had to wash everything
often at night because there wasn't enough clothes
to wear. And you're looking at me like, right,
yeah. It was tough growing up when I was a little
guy. And we were so poor, it was just, it was
miserable. But we never missed a meal. And I
always was stressed. It may not have been the
best clothes in the world. And I got teased about
how I looked. And that was okay, because I remember
my grandmother saying, you guys are the... proudest
poor people I've ever seen. They were iron. They
weren't much. We didn't have much. We had one
raggedy old car, and when we would go places,
we'd all pile in, and we would sit, boy, the
police would have a field day with us with seat
belts. Thank goodness that didn't happen back
then. But we'd pile in, there'd be four or five
of us in the back, and the other three or four
was in the front, and we just packed in until
we were all in there. And that was just, that
was the way it was. But it wasn't just us. There
were other families in the neighborhood that
was pretty much in the same condition that we
were. And so when I remember things being terrible,
I'm now reminded of this lady. She cried out
to the prophet Elijah because she was poor. Things
were bad for her. She had nothing, and then her
husband died, and then when he died, he left
her in a very precarious situation. So let's
read about how he left her, and then I'm gonna
give you guys some things to do tonight. Second
Kings, and we of course read verses one through
two, but I want to read verse one because that's
the first one we're gonna exegese. Now there
was a certain woman of the wives of the sons
of the prophets unto Elisha saying, thy servant
my husband is dead. Thou knowest that thy servant
did fear the Lord and the creditor has come to
take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. Okay,
so let's just stop right there and think about
this Okay, she was what a widow Okay widows during
that time had a lot of stroke, right? Families
took care of families communities took care of
communities Synagogues took care of the people
but during this time there wasn't people money
and Resources available to take care of everyone
When she cried to Elisha, she cried, this word
is a satak, is to cry out in distress or in need.
And so she had no resources, she had nothing
to do, and so she came to him and just laid her
case. She prostrated down and she just said,
I need some help. And so she laid it out. She
was a single mother and she was a widow and she
was very poor. And she reminded him that her
husband feared the Lord. The one good thing about
that is when I think about fearing the Lord is
Proverbs 1 -7 says that the fear of the Lord
is the beginning of knowledge. But it doesn't
stop there. It says, but fools despise wisdom.
and instruction. He wasn't a foolish man. He
was a man who loved God. He was a man who served
God. And now God took him. Does God take away
family members and leave the others in distress?
It happens sometimes. So the husband, the creditors
came and they were going to take her sons simply
because there was a debt. that was old. And so
when confronted with God's power, beauty, majesty,
and glory, the only appropriate response is one
of awe that leads to love for and obedience to
him. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of
knowledge. What do you know of God? If it's the
beginning of knowledge, then I have to study
the word of God. to know who God is so that I
can respond appropriately, so I can love him
in the right manner that I should love him. All
this comes to me as I seek him and seek to know
him. Verse two, he said to her, what shall I
do? So the question to you tonight is hear this
single mother, widowed, and she comes to the
prophet, And he says, what shall I do for you?
What is the response? Oh, well, you need to think.
That's what I want you to do, think. Okay, so
what shall I do for thee is what he said. So
he took her mind off of all my problems and all
what's going on to say, so you tell me what I
need to do. So what did she need? What did she
need? Money. She needs relief from the creditors.
What else did she need? Prayer. Long term, what
does she need? Think about it. Would she with
two kids need to get married maybe again? Move
to where relatives are? I mean, there's a bunch
of different alternatives for her to do. So when
we think about it, he says, so tell me, what
do you have in your house? What's inside? OK,
take your mind off of where you're at and think
about that that you have. And she said, what
I have is not much. It's just a pot of oil. All
of us have. a little bit of something left. And
God can use our something in a very big way.
Sometimes he allow us to go through those times
when I'm frustrated, angry, not really knowing
what I want and what I need. And he lets me go
through that so I can finally look up to him
and say, God, I need help. My help coming from
the Lord who made heaven and earth. And so he
lets us sometime go through these things so that
we will look up and see what it's all about.
Now let's look at the next two verses. Then he
said, go and borrow. Okay, so the vessels abroad
of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels, borrow
not a few, and when thou art come in, thou shalt
shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and
shalt pour into all those vessels, and thou shalt
set aside that which is full. Sounds like a good
plan. I've got this small pot, this small jar
of oil, and I got all these big vessels. So things
are getting ready to get a little nutty here.
So John MacArthur said this, this is a really
good saying. God gives us many things without
limit. His love, His grace, and many other things.
but his gift of time strictly measured. She could
have just, oh, go home and shut the door, but
she moved immediately. Sometimes that's what
we need to do. When God tells us what to do,
we need to move on it. Not sit and go, yeah,
I'm gonna pray about it again. I'm gonna pray
about it again. I'm gonna get a couple other
people to pray with me about it. Why don't you
just do, why don't we just do what God asked
us to do? So she did what was commanded to do.
She did it in faith. What does Hebrews 1 say?
11 verse 1. So then faith cometh by hearing and
hearing by, no wait a minute, is that the right
one? No. 11. Faith is the what? Substance of
things hoped for, the evidence of things not
seen. Wow. So she is going to act on faith. And
so God takes care to deliver his servants in
a way that exercise their faith. He will not
have them be little in faith. So faith is the
wealth of the heavenly life. Charles Spurgeon.
So, she told the boys, go get empty vessels.
How many do you think they got? When you tell
12 -year -olds, go get all the pots you can find,
you think they got a lot of them? They probably
went out and, is this one empty? Can we borrow
it? What about this one? Is that one empty? Can
I take that one too? Maybe all day long, they
brought pots, vessels. Maybe it was into the
evening, they were bringing vessels. See, sometimes
when we read scripture, it's like, she spoke
with Elisha, she shut the door, she filled the
pots. Think about that. It can't happen that
quick. You can't walk down the street and bring
25, 30 pots, vessels into your house. So there
is a period of time, so when you think about
that period of time, he told me, the prophet
told me to pour the oil into the empty vessel.
My boys are out getting vessels. So what's going
on in this whole idea of what she's dealing with
and in her mind? I've gotta pour oil. That's
all he told me, just pour oil. And by faith,
she was just gonna pour oil. And that's all she
focused on was pouring of the oil. Would you
have thought about something else? I mean, there's
only 16 ounces of oil that I have. And when I
pour that all out, what do I do then? Hmm. Now,
her whole living room, the bedroom, the kitchen
is full of vessels, stacked in the corners, laying
across each other and all over the place. And
she told her boys, okay now, let's fill them
up. Ready? It starts pouring. It keeps pouring.
Now, all of a sudden, that vessel is full. Okay.
Pour a little bit more. Hmm. Two or three minutes
later, that one's full. And that process is repeated
and repeated and repeated and repeated. Faith
says, just be obedient. Pour. Keep pouring. David
wondered about myself. Would I have kept pouring
or would I have when? Look at this. Look at this.
I know me. I ought to start pointing, but all
these vessels are being filled, okay? And she's,
so sometimes we're hesitant to seek God's help
in our time of need, because maybe number one,
admitting we need help is sometimes viewed as
an admission of weakness. You ever felt like
you don't really deserve God's blessing that
is so undeserved? Maybe we feel like we don't
deserve it. Our faith is weak. We either doubt
his willingness to work in a miraculous way,
or we're afraid we won't like his solutions.
Regardless of our reasoning, we shortchange ourselves.
when we don't seek help from the one who loves
us, saves us, and has our best in mind. Whoa.
Can someone turn to Ephesians chapter three,
verses 20 and 21? Ephesians chapter three, verses
20 and 21. When you get there, stand and read
it with the right voice inflection and don't
laugh Dave okay Judy's gonna do it now voice
inflection volume rate pitch what else? Diction
all that good stuff okay all right here we go
she's gonna wallow us Amen. Boy, I tell you what,
and that's about the way I'm sure she felt during
that time as she was filling those jars up. So
she shut the door and began to pour. Faith is
the substance of things hoped for, the evidence
of things not seen. So she had to pour in faith
into borrowed vessels. And as she did, the oil
miraculously kept pouring from the original vessel
until all the vessels were filled and everything
was all taken care of. So we respond, or she
responded, as we should, with an obedient faith.
He said, go get empty vessels, bring them inside.
Shut the door and pour an obedient faith She
could have said just go get five or ten vessels.
I don't know if this is gonna work or not But
she said no go Borrow vessels go get them. It
was an obedient faith But and then she responded
as we should with an expectant faith that as
she poured oil would continue to flow and continue
to fill. And so lastly, we respond by giving
God whatever resources we have. She had just
a little and that little that she had, she gave
to the Lord. And the Lord can take our little
small efforts this big and make them big. Man,
I mean. He can take just the smallest and make
it miraculous. So gathering as many containers
as she could was a clear sign of her expectant
faith in God. She was willing to believe that
God could do what nobody else could do. She needed
to keep her sons from going to be bondsmen. And
that was a normal thing. during that time. So
she stopped that from happening to her boys and
she had some that was left over. We're gonna
see that here in just a little bit. And so if
all you have in your possession is a jar of oil,
it immediately becomes more valuable because
it is all you have. Yet for her to receive God's
help, it was necessary to give what she had to
God and let him be. in charge of it. The last
section. So she went from him and shut the door
upon her and upon her sons who brought the vessels
to her and she poured out. And it came to pass
when the vessels were full that she said unto
her son, bring me yet a vessel. He said unto
her, there is not a vessel more. The oil stayed.
It just didn't keep going. God's supplying of
our needs meets that need and he never waste
his efforts. And so he met their needs, everything
filled up just to where it was and the oil stayed.
Verse seven, then she came and told the man of
God, Elisha, and he said, go sell the oil. pay
the debt and live thou and thy children on the
rest. I think he just miraculously did something
that's never been done before and it was something
that was just glorious. So, it was an obedient
faith, she shut the door. Okay? There are certain
times that God does things publicly, and as we
think about that, in Psalms 126, we see here
and in other passages like this, that the nations
are gonna be drawn to God because of the great
things that he's done through his people. Sometimes
God is gonna... glorified and people will be
drawn maybe to Trinity because they see what
God is doing so when the Lord turned again the
captivity of Zion we were like them that dream
then was our mouth filled with laughter and our
tongue with singing then said they among who
the heathen The Lord hath done great things for
them. The Lord hath done great things for us
Whore of we are glad turn again our captivity.
Oh Lord as the streams in the south They that
so in tears shall reap in joy and he that goeth
forth and weepeth bearing precious seed shall
doubtless come again with rejoice and bringing
his sheaves with him and What is the song that
this is? that is written after this one? Pardon
me? No, no, bringing in the sheaves. Okay, I
was gonna ask someone this time to sing that,
but Carol didn't look at me, so we won't ask
her to sing it. So there are times that we'll
see it in public. And in Matthew chapter five,
verses 14 through 16. He says that ye are, y
'all are, I like what Pastor did Sunday. He said,
he went from you all to you. I thought that was
pretty good. And so you are the light of the
world. You should be shining. The spirit that
indwelt, you right now should be just beaming
through you you are the light of the world a
city that is set on a hill cannot be hid verse
15 neither do men light a candle and put it under
a bushel but on a candlestick and it give it
light unto all that are in the house and he goes
on to say let your light so shine Let your life
what is your light? What is the writer saying
here? What is the light anyone? What's the light?
Love Okay Jesus Let your light. How do you have
where's this light generated from? Yes, dad God
Okay, let your light so shine Is your light shining?
That's not a rhetorical. Is your light shining?
And how does it shine? And what do you do when
it shines? We proclaim. When your light's shining,
what happens around you? People see who you know
and who knows you. and who indwells you, who
walks with you, who talks with you. Think about
that. Let your light shine. Let your lifestyle,
let your speech, let your dress, let your habits,
let everything about you be in such a way that
it reflects the glory of God. and then that light
will shine and it'll shine before men that they
may see your good works. John, what are good
works compared to bad works? What are good works?
Good deeds. What are deeds? He said good deeds.
I want to break it down. Things you do. Deeds,
good things, you agree? That's a bad Sunday school
answer, sounds good, he said it. My good works,
that they may see your good works, then what
are they gonna do? Okay, glorify. How do we glorify
the Lord? we praise him how do you glorify the
Lord okay okay how do you glorify the Lord pardon
me we sing okay sometimes I glorify the Lord
I always my I just I love doing that I don't
know why but I just I love doing that. I love
to be in conversation with people and steer it
to righteous things as opposed to unrighteous
things. I try to bring them out of where they
are into a different way of thinking and reacting.
Let your light so shine before men that they
may see your good works. and glorify your Father
which is in heaven. Then there's those times
that it's in secret. Take heed that you do not
do your alms before men to be seen of them. What's
the whole to be seen of them? What is the scripture
saying to us there? To be, am I trying to be
a show -off? Recognition. Validation. Take heed
that you do not do your alms before men. To be
seen of them. That's telling me that if someone
sees, oh, look at what Gentry did. Ooh wee. Look
at that guy, boy. Pastor, look at that guy, woo.
Praise the Lord. And all of a sudden I go from
humble to, yeah. Who said show off? Otherwise,
You have no reward of your father which is in
heaven. Oh, see all our works are gonna be tried
by fire. There's gonna be precious stones, silver,
gold. Then there's gonna be hay and stubble.
And it's gonna be tried by fire. I think about
that and during some of the times that I have
probably. taught a lesson, when it's tried by
fire, it's going to go whoosh. It's going to
burn just like that. Why? Because maybe I did
it to just maybe kind of show off or say, hey,
look at how smart I am. Dave, you've never done
that. I'm glad you're like some people. They've
never done something like that. But ooh, I know
I have. And I think about that and it's like,
I'm gonna have to answer for that. Oh my goodness.
So where was I? You have no reward of your father
which is in heaven. But there's gonna be some
of the things that I do that are gonna be tried
by fire and it's gonna come out refined. And
I'll be able to lay that along with my crowns
at the feet of Jesus. Therefore, when thou doest
thine alms, do not sound the trumpet. before
thee as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and
in the streets, that they may have glory of men.
Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
Don't worry about going to glory. You got your
reward. Everybody patted you on the back. It
happened here. You won't see it there. Verily
I say unto you that they have their reward. But
when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know
what thy right hand doeth, that thy arms may
be in secret, and thy father, who seeth in secret,
shall reward thee openly. And when thou prayest,
thou shall not be as the hypocrites are, for
they love to pray standing in the synagogues
and in the corners of the street. that they may
be seen of men. I have to be honest. I've heard
some people pray, and I said to myself, wow,
what a prayer. And then I've heard some other
people pray. And deep down inside, you can go,
ooh, mm, mm. I'm not making a judgment call,
I'm just saying how I feel and how you know it.
You can almost, when someone's doing it for show,
you know it. When you're doing it for show, you
know it. You're not supposed to say right that
loud. And thy father who seeth in secret shall
reward thee openly. And when thou prayest thou
shalt not be as the hypocrites. We just read
through that, let me go on. Barilah said to you,
they have the reward, but thou, when thou prayest,
enter into thy closet. He told the woman, go
into your house with all those vessels and shut
the doors. This is not gonna be a public spectacle.
You are gonna by faith just do what the prophet
asked you to do. And God is gonna bless and multiply
the oil and it won't be something that is gonna
be seen by a lot of people, but this is between
you and the Lord and he is gonna richly bless
you and he's gonna help you pay off your debt,
keep your sons out of servitude and now you'll
even have something to live on. But I can still
see it. Let's transport ourselves back there
and let's give her a name. What do you wanna
name her? The old, the woman. Agatha? Agatha.
No, I'm not judging your name, Agatha. I asked,
I did. Oh man, I should just use my own. Agatha,
your husband died six months ago. How you doing?
I'm doing good. Did you have family that helped
you? Oh, my father helped me. Are you okay? We
are doing just fine. In fact, they got enough
that my oldest boy is gonna go to the synagogue.
We're doing good. So your husband left you well
off? No, my father took care of me. That's letting
our light shine. Sometimes we have to tell that
story of how good God is and how blessed we are
because of what he's done for us. And they walk
away going, wow, I'd like to meet her father.
Didn't that door open up as an opportunity? Well,
let me tell you what my father did. And then
she can just relay that story about how good.
Second Corinthians chapter four verse seven says
but we have this treasure in earthen vessels.
She had earthen vessels that she brought in to
pour this oil into. That the excellency of the
power may be of God and not of us. Clay jars
were both ordinary and actually fragile during
this time. And as believers, we are the conduit
God uses to proclaim the message of salvation.
through Jesus Christ and so we should be humble
when we are compared to ordinary jars there's
nothing about us that is so precious that we
that God says oh he is so good but that we are
just vessels empty vessels that God wants to
fill so that we can share with others Agatha
had a chance to share about what was going on
in her life and who did it. Justification, reconciliation,
sanctification. Available to all who will repent
and place their faith in Jesus as Savior and
Lord. And at the initial moment when all believers
sins are forgiven, then he or she is reconciled
to God. And permanently receives the perfect
righteousness of Christ is followed by the ongoing
process of sanctification. That life long process
of being transformed into the image of Christ.
God's provision in life of this widow foreshadows
God's provision through the atoning work of Christ.
And we see that in his justification. I am seen
by God, I'm justified. And that means just as
if I've never sinned. That is mind blowing. If
you know humans like I know humans we mess up
quite often But God sees me in a justified state
and I've been reconciled I'm not an enemy of
his anymore. I am I have been reconciled I'm
no longer an enemy, but I am I am joint heirs
with Christ and then that sanctification continues
in my life And it should continue in the life
of all of us here today. The lesson of God's
provision. One of the lessons we can learn from
this episode is that God will do exactly what
he promised to do. All the promises of God find
their yes in Christ Jesus. Isn't that incredible?
And God can do it all through Christ Jesus. Well,
I said I would stop there and it's just about
time. And then the limit of God provision. Now
I just want to cover this name real close. The
oil flowed into the vessels all ran out. When
the day was done and every vessel was filled
to the full, there was no limit on the amount
of oil. The only limit was the amount of vessels.
God's provision knew no limits. In the widow's
case, it knows no limits. In your case, it knows
no limits. God is able to meet every one of your
and my needs. Are we prepared and ready? to let
him meet all our needs. Father God, we thank
you so much for this night and for what we've
been able to learn through the study of your
word, a story that we've heard many times before,
but a story that still can speak volumes to help
us understand about an obedient faith, an expectant
faith. And then Father, just now, the ability
now to... Just rejoice in that faith. We love
you now. We ask that as we began to go through
our prayer requests for the night and spend some
time in prayer to you that Father, you said you
would give us the desires of our heart. And Father,
we just desire so many things from you. And we
just ask that tonight, Lord, speak through the
prayer requests and allow us to rejoice when
we see those requests and those prayer requests
answered. And we just thank you now in Jesus'
name, amen.