Memorize: The LORD is
my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1
Please Read:
1st Kings 17:12-16,
12 And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal
in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two
sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it,
and die.
13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou
hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and
after make for thee and for thy son.
14 For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste,
neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth.
15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah:
and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
16 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse
of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord,
which he spake by Elijah.
Bible in one year:
Jeremiah 14:1-16:13; Acts 17:1-15
MESSAGE!!!
The
widow of Zarephath’s house became this storehouse for wonders. The man of God,
Elijah, discovered a barrel of flour and a cruse of oil that were almost empty
in this house. However, it was not the prophet but the God of wonders who
located that storehouse for wonders, and He sent His prophet there (1st
Kings 17:8-9)
Lesson
to learn from today’s story;
·
The widow was willing to surrender to the God of wonders’
instructions.
·
The woman did not shy away from a difficult assignment.
·
She demonstrated, by her actions, that she was a woman of
faith.
Fancy
submitting your last meal to the Pastor? This was the exact thing the young lad
in Matthew 14:17-20 did, and he went home with twelve baskets as the interest
on the five loaves and two fishes he lent to the wonder-working Lord. I pray
that the Lord will feed you fat even in the time of famine in Jesus’ Name.
Action Point
Be more determined to
give time, money and service this year. Take a few minutes to pray for the
grace 2 give more.