Memorise:
But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
Luke 4:26
Read: Luke 4:25-26
4:25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days
of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when
great famine was throughout all the land;
4:26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
Message
Working hard and praying hard are prerequisite to enjoying God’s
abundance. Apart from these, another secret of abundance is consistent
sowing. You must keep sowing if you want to experience abundant life.
The first seed you sow may open the door to blessings, but it takes
persistent sowing to keep the door of blessings open. Let us take a
closer look at the story of the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:10-16).
What opened the door of blessing to her was the first cake she made for
Elijah, but what kept the food flowing was the fact that everyday, she
kept on making cakes for Elijah. Your initial act of giving can take you
to a level of abundant blessing. However, what will lead you to the
level of ultimate abundance is persistent giving. The loss would have
been unimaginable, if by the third day, this widow had stopped giving.
This would have resulted in the drying up of her source of supply. Let
us also learn a lesson from Solomon’s example. The first time he
sacrificed unto God, he offered a thousand offerings. God prospered Him
in no small measure through a mighty harvest that was unleashed on him.
The next time he sacrificed unto God, he offered twenty two thousand
oxen. 1 Kings 8:63 says: “And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace
offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen,
and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the
children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.”
Solomon kept
on increasing in wealth because he kept on giving. At the end, he
attained the level of ultimate financial breakthrough. He became so rich
that nobody could attempt to count the amount of silver he had. For
someone reading this devotional, you will become so rich that only
higher denominations of money will matter to you. When your workers
bring in the proceeds from your business, you will tell them to hand in
the higher denominations and keep the lower denominations for
themselves. Let’s ask ourselves this question: “What is the mystery
behind the giving done by the widow of Zarephath?” It is an uncommon
faith in God. It is this faith that made her to give her only means of
sustenance. She gave her only food to Elijah because she needed to
surrender the future into the hands of the God of Elijah. For these
secrets of abundant blessing to work for you, you must first give your
life to Jesus Christ. You must surrender your life to Him today if you
have not done so already. Today can become your moment of supernatural
breakthrough.
Prayer Point:
Father, I hand over my life to you; take care of my future in the Name of Jesus.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 2 CHRONICLES 33 and ECCLESIASTES 4
AUTHOR : Pastor E.A. ADEBOYE
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