Study3A...Have you come to the end of your resources? Have your money, health, friends, patience, etc., all gone? Take comfort from this story and from Psalm 84:11-12.
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Study 3A IN THE WIDOW’S HOUSE AT ZAREPHATH
(Scripture Portion: 1 Kings 17: 8-16)
There are three matters that constantly exercise God’’s people. The first has to do with God’’s guidance. “”Does God guide?”” we ask. In these studies we see clearly that He does. Elijah was divinely led, a step at a time –- Psalm 37:23. The second matter has to do with God’’s discipline. Why do troubles and trials come to the Christian? Study Deuteronomy chapter 8, and Hebrews 12:3-11, and see also the answer to your questionings in the incident before us. The third matter has to do with God’’s provision –- look up Genesis 22:14: “”The Lord will provide””. Will He? Does He today? This study supplies the answer to that question.
After Elijah had been at the brook Cherith for about a year it dried up. Did that mean God had failed? No, it meant God was about to lead him on. Where to? To Zarephath, where He had commanded a widow to sustain him. Read 1 Kings 17:8-16 several times, and notice
1 . THE WIDOW’ ’ S UNRELIEVED DISTRESS
We do not know how long she had been a widow, but we are told she had one son. Probably she had been well provided for, but now she was suffering as a result of the drought. We are told that:
She had come to the end of her resources. Verses 10 and 12 tell us she was about to take her last meal with her son. Have you come to the end of your resources? Have your money, health, friends, patience, etc., all gone? Take comfort from this story and from Psalm 84:11-12.
She was a believer, and yet the Lord allowed her distress. Verse 12 indicates this. He knew all about her extremity, as verse 9 assures us, but He was working out His purpose for her as well as for Elijah. He was causing Romans 8:28 to be true of her, and also Psalm 138:8. If you are experiencing trouble it does not mean that the Lord has forgotten you.
She had lost hope. Verse 12 tells us that she thought she was preparing her last meal before she and her son died! Why did she lose hope? Because her eyes were upon the barrel and the little cruse of oil instead of upon the Lord. If we pin our faith to anything down here we shall certainly lose hope and our faith will falter, but if we put our faith in God He will never fail us –- look up Isaiah 41:10.
Can you trust God further...if we endure ,we shall reign with Him...see you in the concluding part.God bless you.
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Study 3A IN THE WIDOW’S HOUSE AT ZAREPHATH
(Scripture Portion: 1 Kings 17: 8-16)
There are three matters that constantly exercise God’’s people. The first has to do with God’’s guidance. “”Does God guide?”” we ask. In these studies we see clearly that He does. Elijah was divinely led, a step at a time –- Psalm 37:23. The second matter has to do with God’’s discipline. Why do troubles and trials come to the Christian? Study Deuteronomy chapter 8, and Hebrews 12:3-11, and see also the answer to your questionings in the incident before us. The third matter has to do with God’’s provision –- look up Genesis 22:14: “”The Lord will provide””. Will He? Does He today? This study supplies the answer to that question.
After Elijah had been at the brook Cherith for about a year it dried up. Did that mean God had failed? No, it meant God was about to lead him on. Where to? To Zarephath, where He had commanded a widow to sustain him. Read 1 Kings 17:8-16 several times, and notice
1 . THE WIDOW’ ’ S UNRELIEVED DISTRESS
We do not know how long she had been a widow, but we are told she had one son. Probably she had been well provided for, but now she was suffering as a result of the drought. We are told that:
She had come to the end of her resources. Verses 10 and 12 tell us she was about to take her last meal with her son. Have you come to the end of your resources? Have your money, health, friends, patience, etc., all gone? Take comfort from this story and from Psalm 84:11-12.
She was a believer, and yet the Lord allowed her distress. Verse 12 indicates this. He knew all about her extremity, as verse 9 assures us, but He was working out His purpose for her as well as for Elijah. He was causing Romans 8:28 to be true of her, and also Psalm 138:8. If you are experiencing trouble it does not mean that the Lord has forgotten you.
She had lost hope. Verse 12 tells us that she thought she was preparing her last meal before she and her son died! Why did she lose hope? Because her eyes were upon the barrel and the little cruse of oil instead of upon the Lord. If we pin our faith to anything down here we shall certainly lose hope and our faith will falter, but if we put our faith in God He will never fail us –- look up Isaiah 41:10.
Can you trust God further...if we endure ,we shall reign with Him...see you in the concluding part.God bless you.
For more package,visit our blog:segoeevangelism1992.blogspot.com and also you can click on the link attached.
For support and testimony: segoeevangelism1992@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook via;
https://mobile.facebook.com/segoeevangelism/
Motto:Charity,Holiness and power...
God bless you.
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