Although I love reading scripture stories of dramatic examples of faith, sometimes I feel like I only have a little bit of faith to offer in comparison. ⁣

After her husband died, she owed a lot of money.⁣

It seemed to had gotten to the point that the creditors were coming to take her two sons as payment for the debts. ⁣

Elisha went into problem-solving mode to help this widow: ⁣

In 2 Kings 4:2, he asks, “What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? ⁣

“And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.” (2 Kings 4:2) ⁣

That’s what I feel like! ⁣

Like I’ve only got a small pot of oil to offer the Lord. ⁣

And yet Elisha made this work. ⁣

He had her gather up a whole bunch of other vessels, and pour from the small pot of oil that she had. ⁣

And she ended up filling every single vessel that she collected with oil! ⁣

Not only was that in and of itself a miracle, but this miracle allowed her to sell these vessels of oil for profit, and pay off her creditors. ⁣

No matter how little your offering of faith might seem to the Lord, whether it’s just a small offering of your time, your modest talents, or even a short attention span spent in the scriptures, the Lord can multiply what we have into so much more than we could imagine.

The Lord multiplies our offering. ⁣

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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I’ve had to make plenty of sacrifices in my life, but none come even close to what this widow was prepared to do. ⁣

And yet, here comes a man: 

Elijah.⁣

He was fully aware that she was making food using the last of her provisions, and yet he still asked to be fed first. ⁣

Elijah also promised that her barrel of food and her oil would never run out as long as she needed them. ⁣

This all sounds pretty impossible. ⁣

And then add on that the land was in the middle of a dramatic drought. ⁣

Completely impossible. ⁣

But this widow must have felt something in her heart. ⁣

She must have felt the Spirit whisper that this traveler was not just any random man asking for a seemingly selfish favor. ⁣

She decided to trust in the prophet and in the Lord. ⁣

Not just in word, but in deed, too! ⁣

“And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.” (1 Kings 17:15) ⁣

Feeding Elijah could have led to her immediate death, but instead, this faithful widow trusted in the Lord and wasn’t afraid to take a big risk to prove Him right. ⁣

Do we have that kind of trust in the Lord that we would be willing to risk it all, knowing that He will fulfill His promises?⁣

When it seems improbable, illogical, or even impossible?⁣

For with God, nothing is impossible. ⁣

But we’ve still got to do our part. ⁣

Ask the question. Act on that prompting. Say the prayer. Ponder and problem-solve. ⁣

And then trust in God.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

The post Food and Oil first appeared on Come Follow Me Study with Cali Black.

I’ve had to make plenty of sacrifices in my life, but none come even close to what this widow was prepared to do.

And yet, here comes a man: Elijah.

He was fully aware that she was making food using the last of her provisions, and yet he still asked to be fed first.

Elijah also promised that her barrel of food and her oil would never run out as long as she needed them.

This all sounds pretty impossible.

And then add on that the land was in the middle of a dramatic drought.

Completely impossible.

But this widow must have felt something in her heart.

She must have felt the spirit whisper that this traveler was not just any random man asking for a seemingly selfish favor.

She decided to trust in the prophet and in the Lord.

Not just in word, but in deed, too!

“And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.” (1 Kings 17:15)

Feeding Elijah could have led to her immediate death, but instead this faithful widow trusted in the Lord, and wasn’t afraid to take a big risk to prove Him right.

Do we have that kind of trust in the Lord that we would be willing to risk it all, knowing that He will fulfill His promises?

When it seems improbable, illogical, or even impossible?

For with God, nothing is impossible.

But we’ve still got to do our part.

Ask the question. Act on that prompting. Say the prayer. Ponder and problem-solve.

And then trust in God.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

The post  Act and trust first appeared on Come Follow Me Study with Cali Black.