I Kings 17:8-16 A Jar and a bowl... (click for the sermon for today)

"A jar and a bowl, a jar and a bowl that never will be empty..." 

This little Sunday School song runs through my mind whenever we hear the story of Elijah asks the widow with a young son for their last bit of oil and flour with him. Even though there was a drought and this was her last bit of food, she gave it to the prophet of God anyway. I do not know how she managed to do that without grumbling in her heart...maybe she did grumble...that part does not matter in the story because whether she did or not, God blessed her with a jar that was never empty of flour and another that remained filled with oil so that she and her only son would not die from starvation.

I told my husband today that I love this story because I feel that this is the story of all of our married life. Despite some very desperate situations, God has never once stopped providing for us...even though some churches did.

Sometimes, I really, really do not want to give an increase in our offering to the Lord ..shoot, sometimes I do not want to give an offering at all when things are so tight (I am  bad Pastor's wife, I know), I remember this one story and know that God will always provide for our needs. There are others who are in much greater need than we are..we have full pantries and fridges..we are not in the widow's position at all.

And God does not only provide earthy food for us, but also His own Body and Blood for our forgiveness! There is no greater Food or Feast than that!