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| Pastor Yared Dondo Lead Pastor,City Harvest Church |
“And the
word of the Lord came unto him, saying,
9 Arise, get thee
to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have
commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
10 So he arose and
went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow
woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me,
I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11 And as she was
going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel
of bread in thine hand.
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.”
When
Elijah request a help from a widow she replied that have nothing but a handful
meal in a barrel and little oil in a cruse.
May
be there is someone here who think he has little but I want to assure you God
has different plan, the little you have can be much in the Kingdom of God
If
God want to do something is doesn’t matter what you have, whether it is much or
little, educated or not,rich or poor, ministry accepted or rejected, he will
fulfill his word regardless of who is standing.
In
the above story the country was devastated , there are several things that we
can learn from this story;
1. Poverty
The
country was in Poverty.
Sometimes
we complained that we are poor but we are not fair because our condition is
better compared to others.
Some
they don’t have place to live, the whole family( father, mother, grandmother,
grandfather and kids) are working as servants to rich people
Elijah
was poor even the brook that he depended for water dried. He has nothing.
As
he was speaking to God, God told him to go to Zeraphat to meet a widow who will
feed him.
In
Verse 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell
there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
In
those days widows where poor than other people but still God commanded him to
go widow.
The
widow has nothing and she has given up with her life, she was waiting to die
She
believes in God but has no hope to live again.
To
believe in God is not sufficient we have to put into action what we Believe
2.
Promise
In
Verse “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”
God
has a plan for widow ,and Elijah he told the woman don’t be afraid
This
morning if you are passing through difficult situation don’t worry, don’t be
afraid, don’t lose hope, God has a good plan for you
God
has a plan for you even if all your friends has gone, has a promised to help us
in the time of trouble.
Abraham
loses hope and find a son for himself but God still has a plan to give him a
son through his wife Sarah.
When
Jesus was preparing to go to heaven his disciples think it was end of it, but
Jesus promised them that he will be with them till the end.
There is always a promise from
God for provision. In Vs. 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.”
Many times when we pray we want
God to give us more than he has promised, Let us pray in accordance God`s plan
and will.
3. Provision
Some
people are forcing God to give them unrealistic needs.
We
should pray as per God will
4. Obedience
15 And she went and
did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat
many days.
When
Elijah asked her to give him first, the woman then obeyed and did as Elijah
told her.
Due
to her obedience there was food always for Elijah and the widow.
Wes
should obey and give God first priority
Be
obedient to God and you will see miracles in your family
What
are you withholding
What
is that which seem to be little
5. Generosity
In
verse 15 And she went and did according
to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
When
she obeyed with her last meal, she find herself eating again and again
God
has blessed my family because we have obeyed him
Some
people are selfish, they are not ready to extend their hand to servants of God
and the needy
This
morning God is speaking to someone, take a step of faith and believe God for
the miracles
Take
the example of a little boy with 5 breads in the bible, the disciples said it
was impossible for 5 bread to feed 5000 people.
But
Jesus blessed the breads and they were able to feed 5000 people
May
be you are holding something because you think it is not enough, it is little,
YOU ARE HOLDING YOUR MIRACLE, If God is speaking to you don’t hardened your
heart, Take a step today.
Amen!
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