DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

(KJV.)  I KING 17:13-14


(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.


JEHOVAH-JIREH (The Lord will Provide!)

Brethren, let us give thanks to the LORD of hosts, for his providential race and remember to give help to those who are in need during the upcoming holiday season.

Case in point, the above text was taken out of I King Chapter 17:  Elijah the Tish'bite pronounced drought upon the land of Gilead, because of King Ahab's evil doings;  after, the word of the LORD came unto Elijah to flee and hide himself by the brook Che'rith before Jordan to avoid being killed by King Ahab:  the LORD did not leave him alone in the drought but sent out raven morning and evening with bread and flesh and he drank from the brook Che'rith;  but, due to the drought the brook dried up, and the word of the LORD came unto him again to go to Zar'ep-hath, and dwell there, he said,  (i)  "behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee." what is the LORD doing by asking Elijah to go to a poor widow for food?  the LORD was aware of her situation but the LORD tested her to give away her last meal to a stranger to know what was in her heart and to bless her;  therefore, let us be careful of circumstances that we may encounter when in troubles, there may be testings in our trials.


WORDS OF INSPIRATION:

Points to ponder, when Elijah got to the gate of the city, behold the widow was there gathering of sticks, and he called to her and said, (a)  Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink; as she was going to fetch it, he said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand; however, before Elijah showed up, the widow was gathering sticks and probably thinking of what to do after she cooks her last meal, but the Lord had her welfare in mind and wanted to use Elijah to sustain her life, she was not aware that her faith was being tested; today, let us ask ourselves, if we happen to be in such situations, what will we do?

Fruits of thoughts, the widow said to Elijah; "As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and 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 and die;"  let us notice something here, though she had only her last meal to prepare for her household, she believed that the LORD was aware of her situation and trusted in him and this might the reason why the LORD sent out Elijah to sustain her; today, regardless of our setbacks in life, let us be thankful and trust in the LORD; for the LORD is faithful and will send help by his saving grace forever.

Brethren, Prophet Elijah said to her, Fear not, do as thou hast said, but make my own first; this is an example for us to always put the LORD first in everything we do;  and even with our tithes, so we will receive covenanted blessings from the LORD of hosts;  Elijah, also assured the widow, that "The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruise of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth." the widow trusted and obeyed Elijah and it was so!;  if we give it shall be given unto us; in good measures, press down, and shaken together, and running over.......For with the same measure that we mete withal it shall be measured to us again.


CONCLUSION:

Brethren, as the widow went and did according to the sayings of Elijah, she and household was blessed abundantly; the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, per the word of the LORD spoke by Elijah; today, Jesus, is saying to humanity, love one another as ourselves, this is the week of Thanksgiving; as we gather around the table to feast and thank the LORD of hosts; let us not forget to pray for our brothers and sisters who are not with us but are incarcerated for righteousness sake all over the world;  for our forefathers were also persecuted Christians who found favors in the eyes of the Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior and inherited lands full of mild and honey forever and evermore. Amen and Amen!


QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  Isaiah 41:10  Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.