The widow at Zarephath ( I Kings 17: 8-16) seemed to have nothing more than a handful of meal and a little oil. She also had her son and a place that she could call home. But she made up in her mind that it was her final moment; it appeared she had reached the end of the food that would sustain her life. But God...
At the same time, Elijah, the man of God was being fed by ravens that God sent to him each morning and evening. When he ran out of water, God sent him to Zarephath saying He commanded a widow there to feed him.
Here are two believers both in need of food. One resolved to die and the other having just been fed miraculously by ravens. God sees both their needs and puts them together to bring about a divine miracle that turns both their situations around.
But what if Elijah had delayed in obeying God to go to Zarephath? What if the widow had been so distracted by her thoughts of death that she refused Elijah when he asked for water? What if she refused to give him what she thought was her last OR tried to split it three ways?
No where in the text do we see where the woman audibly heard from God. But God said He commanded her. She obeyed and brought Elijah water, she obeyed in faith and made him food even as he proclaimed that she would not run out. Because of obedience they both lived on that word.
What is God asking us to do that seems less important than or even opposed to our circumstance? Are we letting our thoughts and threats prevent us from hearing God? Are we hearing God but choosing to follow our rationale rather than the command of God? The woman made the choice to obey God even in what she thought was her last hour. She chose to believe God's word and gave away the one thing she had left.
As Christ taught us, we pray "Give us this day, our daily bread..." The daily bread is the wisdom, insight and the Word we need today to help us make the right decisions and do what God requires of us. Let us trust God more than our circumstances. Let us choose His commands over our own plans.
For, just as a man of God ministered to some of us on yesterday during prayer, as long as you have a little time, God can turn your situation around. As long as there is breath in your body, God can turn your circumstance around. As long as you have a little something to work with God can use it to turn you life around for good. Trust and obey Him.
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