I Kings 17:8-14

I Kings 17:8-14 And the word of the LORD came unto (Elijah), saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. So 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. And 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. And 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. And 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. For 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. Wow! Things were bad in Zarephath too! This widow was just at the end of all hope when God’s man showed up and tested her faith. Notice that Elijah asked her to fix him some food first. But would she do it? Yes she did! She believed God and God took care of her and her little boy and the prophet for the rest of the drought. God caused her flour and oil to keep on supplying their needs for almost three years! God is good!