A Word!!

The widow at Zarephath

The Widow at Zarephath (1 King 17: 7-16)

⁷ Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. ⁸ Then the word of the LORD came to him: ⁹ "Go at once to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food." ¹⁰ So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, "Would you bring me a little water in a jar so I may have a drink?" ¹¹ As she was going to get it, he called, "And bring me, please, a piece of bread."

¹² "As surely as the LORD your God lives," she replied, "I don't have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it—and die."

¹³ Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small cake of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son. ¹⁴ For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD gives rain on the land.' "

¹⁵ She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. ¹⁶ For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the LORD spoken by Elijah.

This woman showed great faith! She only had enough flour and oil to feed her and her son one more time. How scary is that? Feed a prophet or feed your son? Which one would you choose? It would be a hard decision for me, but for this woman she had faith and trust that if she feed Elijah, she would be blessed. So she went home to use up the last of her food and found that the jar of flour and jug of oil did not run dry.

God sometimes calls us to step out and do things that we think are impossible for us but when we are obedient, He blesses our socks off. So with that said, I would hope that I would have the faith of this widow.

When we bless others, God will bless us!!!!