About this episode
The episode discusses the themes of abundance and lack in relation to faith and God's provision.
Today I see a stack of full marmalade jars depicting 'plenty' which also makes me think of the opposite - 'lack'. Sometimes we only associate God with plenty and, even then, we could forget to communicate with Him and thank Him. However, in times of lack, these are times when God particularly wants us to ask Him to be close to us, as we need Him all the more. In 1 Kings 17 we hear of prophet Elijah, during a time of severe drought, obeying God by walking to a widow in another region also in drought. Elijah instructs her to use the last of her meagre rations of flour and oil to provide him with bread and also for herself and her son. She duly obeys with the last of her supplies. Both Elijah and the widow have obeyed God. "...So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the LORD spoken by Elijah" (1 Kings 17:15-16). Let us trust and obey God in our times of need and thank Him for His daily provision whether from a base of plenty or not.
People in this episode
Host: Stephanie Hawkins
Topics covered
- faith
- provision
- obedience
- lack
- gratitude
Keywords
- marmalade
- plenty
- lack
- God
- Elijah
- widow
- obedience
- provision
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: 1 Kings 17
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