![]() ![]() The People You Help Today May Help You TomorrowĪfter the miracle, The story of Elijah and The Widow of Zarephath went on to reveal another lesson. Like The Widow of Zarephath last bit of flour and oil was, it may be your seed that can lead to an abundance. What little that you have that you can be more faithful with? What can you do to gain God’s trust with it so that He deems you faithful and blesses you with more? Don’t look down on the little. It was just a little she had left, so she trusted God with it instead. We can even argue that if it’s only a little you have left, it’s probably worth treating it as a seed. There is a blessing that awaits the one that handles the little they have well. Jesus spoke about little saying, “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much” (Luke 16:10 NIV). Likewise we should be faithful with the little we have. The Widow of Zarephath was faithful with the little she had. In any event, trusting that God would provide more, she obeyed and as a result had no lack. Did it matter if she made bread for Elijah first? Elijah’s command must have been a test. 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” (1 Kings 17:12 NIV).ĭespite that, Elijah told The Widow of Zarephath to go home and make him bread first (1 Kings 17:13). The Widow of Zarephath told Elijah, “I don’t have any bread-only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. This lesson builds on top of being obedient and stems from the widow’s handling of the little she had. Be Faithful With The LittleĪnother lesson from the story of Elijah and The Widow of Zarephath is to be faithful with the little. But since both of them were obedient it worked out for their good. The Widow of Zarephath could have rejected Elijah’s request to feed him first. We may not be able to see how He will work things out, but we can trust that he will.Įlijah could have rejected the idea that a widow would be able to supply him with food. These two acts of obedience by Elijah and The Widow of Zarephath are a reminder to us to be obedient to God even when it doesn’t make sense. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family” (1 Kings 17:15 NIV). Even though none of it made sense, The Bible says, “She went away and did as Elijah had told her. To make things more scary, Elijah told The Widow of Zarephath that God said the food won’t run out. Would it have made any sense to you to do what Elijah said? When Elijah approached her, he told her to make him some bread of the little she had before she did for herself and her son. Secondly, The Widow of Zarephath obeyed Elijah when it didn’t make sense. Elijah understood that if God said the widow would provide, it had to happen some way or another. But even though it didn’t make sense, Elijah obeyed God. It was just enough for a last meal for her and her son. What’s more? When Elijah encountered the widow, she mentioned that she had little left. ![]() So to the average person it wouldn’t make sense that a widow would be able to help. In those days, to be a widow, you likely didn’t have much. Of all the types of people that could provide for him, God mentioned someone least likely to have it. Elijah Obeyed Godįirst, Elijah obeyed God when God told him that a widow would supply him with food. Yet, because those instructions were obeyed the results were positive. In the story, there were two times instructions were given that didn’t make sense. One lesson that stands out in the story of Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath is that we should be obedient even when it doesn’t make sense. Be Obedient Even When It Doesn’t Make Sense In this article we’ll look at each of those lessons. Found in 1 Kings 17, it has 3 lessons that challenge us to trust God, faithfully manage the little, and to help others. The story of Elijah and The Widow at Zarephath is one of faith, obedience, and generosity. ![]()
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