1 Kings 17:13-16 (NASBStr)
Then Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go, do as you have said, but make me a little bread cake from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son. For thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted, nor shall the jar of oil be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain on the face of the earth. ’” So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke through Elijah.
Do not fear!!! These three words carry so much for us in our day to day lives. When you think about the things you struggle with there is always a fear attached to them. God knows our fears and He knows how to care for our fears. The reason for this is because God loves us and promises to care for us ... fears and all. Note what John tells us in his epistle:
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.
God does not want us to fear. He didn't come to give us fear. Elijah showed up at a time that the widow was in full fear that she and her son would die due to the famine in the land. Yet, God sent to her Elijah to provide for her miraculously. God loves us and faith in that love casts out all fear. Because we know that God loves us we know He will care for us. Therefore there is nothing to fear. God has adopted us, just like Elijah adopted this widow and her son. He made sure she was cared for. Satan wants us to fear ... but fear is punishment. God has redeemed us and delivered us from punishment.
Romans 8:15
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “ Abba! Father!”
When we are in need and lack anything, God tells us to cry out, "Abba! Father!" God sent Elijah to the widow to show His love for her. God will provide for us because He loves us. There is nothing to fear.
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