Elijah, the Prophet of God, who as you read in 1 Kings 17, heard the voice of God and obeyed. He never questioned, never took a detour along the way. He was an ordinary man who simply trusted and obeyed, even if it meant confronting an evil king.
Later, God told Elijah to go to Zarephath, a widow. He was hungry. God told him to ask her for a cake of bread, knowing full well the woman had only enough flour and oil for one last meal for herself and her son before they would starve to death.
The part that gets me, is that God also knew Zarephath's servant heart. Even though she and her son had nothing more, she was willing to give up her last meal for this man of God, and trust that when Elijah told her "do not fear", "for thus says the LORD GOD of Israel, "the bowl of flour shall not be exhausted, nor shall the jar of oil be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain on the face of the earth." 1 Kings 17:14
Oh that my heart would trust God's provision in such a way as Zarephath...create in me a servant's heart, O God. A giving heart that doesn't hesitate even if it's the last can in the cupboard. "So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she, and he, and her household ate for many days." 1Kings 17:15
One woman standing with God can be a means of rich blessings for the people around her. Among the many women in Elijah's day, there was Zaraphath, The woman chosen by God to provide for the needs of His prophet Elijah, because He knew she would regardless of her circumstances. May God make me such a woman today.
But a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. Proverbs 31:30
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