DCLM Daily Manna, Monday September 7, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – Givers Never Lack

Topic: Givers Never Lack [Monday September 7, 2015]

Text: 1 Kings 17:8-16

Key Verse: "And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse... And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son" (1 Kings 17:12, 13).

The Christian life has a number of paradoxes. These run contrary to the ways and understanding of the principles of the people of the world. For example, to be great as a Christian, you must become the servant of all.

To go up, you must be willing to come down; and to save your life, you must be willing to lose it! But these are the ways of the Lord that Christians must follow. It is the path of faith. We see a clear application of this paradox in our text. To sustain Elijah during a time of famine, God sent him to a poor widow. He didn’t send him to a rich man or a widow who had a large estate left to her by her late husband, but a poor widow who had just her last provision and was expecting nothing but death!

Through her, God sustained Elijah and her son all through the period of the famine. God’s ways are different from man’s. In accepting to obey the prophet by giving him all she has, the widow accepted death but she got life. She died to live! Unless we are ready to follow this divine principle, we may never really get the best in life or be who we should be.

We must first render our lives to be crucified with Christ and be willing to die daily if we must enjoy the abundant life the Lord has promised. Those who tightly clasp their hands, holding tenaciously to what they have will never be able to receive what God has for them. You need an open hand to receive; in opening your hand, you must be willing to let go of what you are holding in order for God to give you the best that you need. To be filled with the life of God, you must be empty of self and the world. You must die The Bible IN ONE YEAR to live!

Thought for the day: Except you are dead to sin, the world and self, you are not yet living.

Bible Reading in one Year: Leviticus 21-24

DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.