...She left him and afterward shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring...
The first thing I see in these seven verses is God's miraculous provision. Philippians 4:19 tells us that God will meet our every need. He is faithful and will do what He has promised - in His way, in His time.
The second thing I noticed was what the widow did. She trusted God and then acted on that faith. She didn't just sit back and wait - she was obedient to what God told her to do. Time and again in Scripture we see people who trusted God to fulfill His word and stepped forward in faith. Jochebed trusted God and placed Moses in the basket (Exodus 2). Ruth trusted God and left her homeland to care for her mother-in-law (Ruth 1). Abigail trusted God and provided food for David's men (I Samuel 25).
James 2:17 tells us that faith without works is dead. This does not mean that we earn our salvation. It means that trusting God isn't just something we say - it's something we do.
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