8And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 10So 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. 11And 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. 12And 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. 13And 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. 14For 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. 15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. 16And 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.
God is aware of our need - 9
As an individual, physical, spiritual, mental, etc.
As a church He knows what our need is
God will move on His timetable - 8,9
He will move in time
He will move in sync - Elijah and the widow
You can tell when He moves
God uses whom He chooses
His choice may not be ours
His methods are often as important as the needs met
Raven - must have taught Elijah to trust God no matter what
Who needed God more here? Elijah or the widow?
God chooses who He uses
Willingness to be used by God (widow)
Willingness to trust (both)
Willingness to speak (Elijah)
How does this relate to us today????
He knows our need
He will help us
How He wants
We may be part of the answer or often a great part of the answer
Hey God, this is Elijah….
Hey God, this is Gary, Crutch, Calvin, Claude, etc. Am I part of the answer?