Memorise: But unto none of them was Elias
sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon ,
unto a woman that was a widow. Luke 4:26
Read: Luke 4:25-26; Bible in one year: 2nd
Chronicles 33-34, Ecclesiastes 4:9-16
Working hard and praying hard are
prerequisite to enjoying God’s abundance. Apart from these, another secret of
abundance is consistent sowing. You must keep sowing if you want to experience
abundant life. The first seed you sow may open door to blessings, but it takes
persistent sowing to keep the door of blessings open. Let us take a closer look
at the story of the widow of Zerephath (1st King 17:10-16). What
opened the door of blessing to her was the first cake she made for Elijah, but
what kept the food flowing was the fact that everyday, she kept on making cake
for Elijah. Your initial act of giving can take you to a level of abundant
blessing. However, what will lead you to the level of ultimate abundance is
persistent giving. The loss would have been unimaginable, if by the third day,
this widow had stopped giving. This would have resulted in the drying up of her
source of supply. Let us also learn a lesson from Solomon’s example. The first
time he sacrificed unto God, he offered a thousand offerings. God prospered Him
in no small measure through a mighty harvest that was unleashed on him. The
next time he sacrificed unto God, he offered twenty two thousand oxen. 1st
King 8:63 says:
“And
Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD,
two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the
king and all the children of Israel
dedicated the house of the LORD.”
Solomon kept on increasing in wealth
because he kept on giving. At the end, he attained the level of ultimate
financial breakthrough. He became so rich that nobody could attempt to count
the amount of sliver he had. For someone reading this devotional, you will
become so rich that only higher denominations of money will matter to you. When
your workers bring in the proceeds from your business, you will tell them to
hand in the higher denominations and keep the lower denominations of
themselves. Let’s ask ourselves this question: “What is the mystery behind the
giving done by the widow of Zerephath?. It is an uncommon faith in God. It is
this faith that made her to give her only means of sustenance. She gave her
only food to Elijah because she needed to surrender the future into the hands
of the God of Elijah. For these secrets of abundant blessing to work for you,
you must first give your life to Jesus Christ. You must surrender your life to
Him today if you have not done so already. Today can become your moment of
supernatural breakthrough.
Prayer Point
Father, I hand over my life to you; take
care of my future in the Name of Jesus.
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