Many self employed people – painters, contractors, tree trimmers, carpet cleaners, mechanics, etc., etc. – could benefit from a website, but don’t have the time or expertise to do it themselves. If you know someone like that, could you hand them one of my cards? You can print it from here, or I will be happy to mail you some.
She went away and did as Elijah had told her. — 1 Kings 17:15
Faith comes in many different colors and styles. But one of the most powerful forms of faith is doing what God tells you to do, even when it doesn’t make any sense.
It didn’t make sense for this widow to give most of her last meal to a traveling prophet, but she did it anyway. It didn’t make sense for the widow in Jesus’ day to give to the temple everything she had to live on. But she did it anyway.
Jesus said that the gate to eternal life is narrow. The Christian life will sometimes squeeze us, and force us to choose a painful path we would rather avoid. But God knows that we cannot haul our own self-sufficiency through those narrow doors. We give up. We give away. And then we enter into God’s abundance.
Be encouraged!
Dwight
Dwight Clough is the author of four Christian books and is an active member of Lake City Church in Madison. This devotional is also available via email and you may review the archives back to 2002. To contact Dwight or Kim, use their contact form. You may also support their ministry.