Widow of zarephath
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1. Elijah lived with a widow and her son who were starving during a drought. When the widow's son got sick and died, she blamed Elijah. 2. Elijah took the boy to a loft and prayed to God, stretching himself over the child three times. God heard Elijah's prayer and revived the child. 3. When the widow saw her son was alive, she acknowledged that Elijah was a man of God and that his words came from God. She learned to fully trust in God.
Widow of zarephath
- 1. Gospel Baptist Tabernacle 1 781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 30741 Where the Love of God abounds, everyone is welcome. www.rossvillechurch.com Children’s Church taught by Paul and Marsha Davis during preaching. December 7, 2014
- 2. Midway in the drought, God sent Elijah to Zarephath to live with a widow and 2 her son who were starving. When he arrived he asked her for some water and a cake of bread. 1 Kings 17 14 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.
- 3. 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. 16 And 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. Elijah spoke the words, but he was God’s prophet. She went and did as God said do. That is the key to all blessing 3 from the Lord.
- 4. God will do what He says, when we do as He says. Psalm 1 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the Law of the LORD; and in His Law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. Promise from God All we have to do is obey God’s Word. 4
- 5. 1 Peter 2 24 Who His Own Self bare our sins in His Own Body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by Whose stripes ye were healed. 5 Philippians 4 19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. John 3 16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Three Promises!
- 6. 6 Willingly obey every Word of God. Isaiah 1 19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: Not reluctantly obedient. Not resentfully obedient. Not resistingly obedient. Willingly obedient.
- 7. God says to be faithful to church. Hebrews 10 23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised;) 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting (encouraging) one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 7 There is nothing difficult about that. Just make up your mind.
- 8. Colossians 3 12-15 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kind-ness, 8 humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering; 13 Forbearing (bearing with) one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 14 And above all these things put on charity (agape), which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the Peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
- 9. 9 God’s children must become merciful people; Quick to forgive, and gentle in doing so. We must learn to patiently wait on God, and to be patient with one another. We must bear with one another. And we must love one another with agape. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
- 10. We must let the peace of God rule in our hearts. Don’t let anger or fear or doubt rule; let peace rule. 10 That requires faith and faithfulness. And finally, we must be always thankful. Thank God in every situation. Willing
- 11. God said we must put on charity. 11 1 Corinthians 13 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: … Agape -- the highest form of love.
- 12. 1 Timothy 6 6-8 But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. We live in a culture where to be content with a 12 little is considered to be undesirable. Philippians 4 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
- 13. 1 Tim 6:9-10 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. To be unwilling to be content with God’s Provision 13 will lead to bad decisions and many sorrows.
- 14. 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. We find what God said we should do in His Word. 14 Let us do as He says.
- 15. Elijah is living with the widow of Zarephath. 17 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. 18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remem-brance, 15 and to slay my son? The widow’s son got sick and died. She blamed the preacher.
- 16. 16 19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
- 17. 17 20 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast Thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
- 18. 18 21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. 22 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
- 19. 23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. 24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the Word of the LORD in thy mouth is Truth. God had already used Elijah to save them from starvation, but still she did not fully believe. We must learn to fully trust God in and for all things. 19
- 20. 20 Trust God enough to willingly obey Him.