Be well-supplied during this financial drought:
““Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.” So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her, and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.” As she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” She said, “As Yahweh your God lives, I don’t have a cake, but a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jar. Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.” Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you have said; but make me a little cake from it first, and bring it out to me, and afterward make some for you and for your son. For Yahweh, the God of Israel says, ‘The jar of meal will not run out, and the jar of oil will not fail, until the day that Yahweh sends rain on the earth.’” She went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate many days. The jar of meal didn’t run out, and the jar of oil did not fail, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by Elijah.” (1 Kings 17:9-16 WEB)
Jesus uses weak things to demonstrate His perfect power.
Of all people, Yahweh (the pre-incarnate Jesus) commanded a poor widow to feed the prophet.
She already had no husband to take care of her and still had to feed a son.
Why would the Lord ask so much sacrifice from her?
He could have chosen a rich man to feed Elijah, but why didn’t He?
He was setting up an opportunity to bless the widow. If she responded in faith, she would receive a miracle.
Remember that it was a time of drought and famine in the land.
The worldly, logical thing to do would be to keep her last morsel of food for her son and herself.
After all, she didn’t know the prophet personally. Why should she feed him?
Yet the widow responded to Yahweh’s command with faith. Even though she expected to die for her choice, she still did it.
That faith allowed her to receive a miraculous multiplication of her food. That little morsel of meal and oil did not run out until the day that the drought ended.
If she had selfishly kept the food and chose to fend for herself, she would prolong her life for a few days, but still end up dying.
In this season of financial drought and famine upon the world, don’t stop your gestures of giving and kindness.
You may think that stopping your giving is the smart thing to do to ensure your survival, but that is only a temporary band-aid, which still leads to no breakthrough.
Money is a type of seed. If you sow no financial seeds, you have no basis to expect to receive any harvests
“Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” (2 Corinthians 9:6 WEB)
Remember that the widow would have starved to death if she didn’t give the little she had by faith.
In this season, look out for whoever the Holy Spirit leads you to be a blessing to. If He prompts you to be generous to a fellow Christian brother or sister, don’t harden your heart just because it’s a scary time of uncertainty.
Recognize that Jesus is setting you up to receive a financial blessing. Whenever you give by faith as instructed by Him, even if it doesn’t seem smart to do so, He will multiply a huge harvest of blessings back to you.
It will last you all the way till the end of the financial drought—you will be well provided for when you respond in faith.
Look at the proportion the widow received: she gave a little bit of meal and oil, but received a few years worth of food supply in return!
When you give to someone the Lord leads you to. He will pay you back much more. His grace will abound towards you so that you can be abundantly supplied for every good work!
Are you left with only a little bit of provision?
I’m sure Jesus is preparing opportunities for you to be a blessing to someone so that you can receive in abundance.
Be on the lookout with an open heart, and be excited to give cheerfully because it’s the godly way to receive multiplication of provision!
In case I’m the one the Lord leads you to be a blessing to, I will share how you can do so. Thanks in advance for we are in a similar situation as the widow 🙏
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