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Then the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is the truth." — 1 Kings 17:24
The word I want you to notice in this passage is the word "Now."
When this widow gave part of her last meal to Elijah, all the food she needed was given back to her. When her son died, she gave him to the prophet Elijah. Again, by giving away, she gained back. Her son was raised to life.
There are some things that we cannot learn in the classroom. We only learn by experience. Like driving, for example. I took driver’s education in school. But I didn’t know driving until I sat behind the wheel of a car.
I like to explain it like this: Imagine a smaller circle inside a larger one. In the outer ring are all our theologies, our doctrinal statements, our arguments, our positions on controversial issues and so on. But in the inner circle are all our deeply buried beliefs about God usually based on our early, early experience with life. We can spend forever wrangling about what’s in the outer ring, but it isn’t going to change until Jesus enters the inner circle and corrects our experience with God. The more we experience the true Lord Jesus, the less we need to wrangle about the content of our faith. When we know God, knowing about Him falls into place.
"Now, I know … "
The widow experienced God. Now she could clearly see.
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.