A widow?

1 Kings 17:8-15 Elijah is looking for provision. God sends him to a widow. The widow is gathering sticks to build a fire to make her last meal for herself and her son from the minuscule amount of oil and flour she had left.

Seriously?! He is looking for provision and God sends him to a widow? A woman with no man had no standing in society and no chance of having any kind of provision for herself, let alone to supply for someone else. Furthermore, when Elijah gets there, she proves just that. She says that she is making this last meal and then expects to die!

God’s ways are not ours and so much of the time they don’t make sense. However, if we are looking and anticipating Him and listening to Him and in true relationship with Him, He continues to work in our lives whether we understand what He is doing or not… AND He uses us! In the end, the widow was miraculously supplied with all the food she needed until the draught was up because she supplied the needs of Elijah and listened to what God told her through Elijah and acted on it.

Don’t try to understand His ways, just listen and do what He says!