Of the 3 stories today, the funniest and definitely most characteristical of human behaviour is Elijah and The Widow (1 Kings 17:8-16). The other 2 stories are Elisha and The Widow's Oil (2 Kings 4:1-7) and something about a borrowed axe. Ohhh, I remember now, it's The Floating Ax Head (2 Kings 6:1-7).
The impetus of this entry is not my zealousness to share what I'd learnt at church this morning (oops!), rather, it was the despondency brought about by the 7pm news on Channel U. As if the ongoing economic downturn has not struck enough fear in the country, the media has to reiterate the phrase 经济不景气 every other sentence (and no, I'm not exaggerating; just pay attention to the newscaster). And if there's an element of truth in the secular belief of the Law of Attraction, then one can only guess the magnitude of the damage that may be caused by the carelessness of the tongue.
Truly, I would be lying through my teeth if I claim that the thought of unemployment after graduation has never crossed my mind once. But I should know better than worry about this transient thought, for I know that my God will provide. (^_^)
Elijah and The Widow
Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.” And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
So she said, “As the LORD your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.”
And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son. For thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the LORD sends rain on the earth.’”
So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by Elijah.
PS: If you're wondering about the funny bits in this story, I'll be glad to explain, if you ask.
The impetus of this entry is not my zealousness to share what I'd learnt at church this morning (oops!), rather, it was the despondency brought about by the 7pm news on Channel U. As if the ongoing economic downturn has not struck enough fear in the country, the media has to reiterate the phrase 经济不景气 every other sentence (and no, I'm not exaggerating; just pay attention to the newscaster). And if there's an element of truth in the secular belief of the Law of Attraction, then one can only guess the magnitude of the damage that may be caused by the carelessness of the tongue.
Truly, I would be lying through my teeth if I claim that the thought of unemployment after graduation has never crossed my mind once. But I should know better than worry about this transient thought, for I know that my God will provide. (^_^)
Elijah and The Widow
Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.” And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
So she said, “As the LORD your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.”
And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son. For thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the LORD sends rain on the earth.’”
So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke by Elijah.
PS: If you're wondering about the funny bits in this story, I'll be glad to explain, if you ask.
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