Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“She went and did as Elijah said, so that she as well as he and her household ate for many days.”
NL Daily Devotion for Tuesday, November 2, 2021
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
The Widow of Zarephath is one of my heroes. It’s a shame she, like so many other women in the Bible, is never named, as if who she is doesn’t matter. Because who she is matters a lot. She is a woman of incredible fortitude, and incredible faith. She is not even a Jew, yet when Elijah tells her that her meal and oil will not run out until the drought is over—a ridiculous claim—she trusts him, and her faith is rewarded.
I often find myself thinking about this woman when I feel depleted, when my physical or emotional resources are at a bare minimum and seem as though they’ll run out at any moment. I have experienced again and again that when I put my trust in God, there is always enough. Enough time, enough energy, enough money, enough rest. Sometimes I get scared that this time it won’t happen, and the widow reminds me where to put my faith. It’s a beautiful thing.
When has God sustained me through a time of personal drought?