GOD CHOOSES THE POOR WIDOW TO HOST ELIJAH

Why did God choose a widow who had nothing to accommodate and feed the man of God? someone may ask this question but may be he wanted to fill her basket not to empty it. Elijah came to warn king Ahab of his rebellion, Ahab did not worship the God of Israel who promoted him and his fathers. Elijah commanded the rain to stop for three years so there was drought in the land. Ahab was a king of Israel but not from the line of Solomon. His kingship came from the line of Jeroboam, this man Jeroboam was an employee of king Solomon. He was skilled and employed during the time when king Solomon was repairing the walls of the city of David(1 Kings 11v28) later on king Solomon angered God by worshipping idols who were brought to him by his many wives. God who is not in favour of any person torn his kingdom into pieces. He was left with one tribe because God was keeping a promise which he made with David. He gave ten tribes to Jeroboam, the servant. Jeroboam took everthing for granted and started again worshipping idols,everyone who took over after him rebelled against God. King Ahab made it even worse by marrying Jezebel who was persecuting prophets of God. Elijah was sent to speak to this king Ahab who had built alters for the foreign gods, after he had commanded the rain to stop, God sent Elijah to Kerith brook to be fed by ravens. When the brook had dried he was told to go to a widow woman who hosted him.

THIS POOR WIDOW HAD NOTHING APART FROM HER LAST MEAL

There were places where Elija could have gone to hide where there was a supply of food. There was a devoted man of God called Obadiah, an in charge of the king's palace. This man was hiding 100 prophets in caves and he was feeding them (1 Kings 18v3). The reason i see why God is choosing this woman is to bless her, he wanted to give her this opportunity to host Elijah who was carrying his mission. She got her miracle by feeding the man of God otherwise she was going to sarve to death The principles of God like giving works for everybody, the poor or the rich anyone who is willing to learn the requirements in the kingdom of God.

May be God has seen you and know your needs, he wants to end your sufferings, that is why he is calling you to give or volunteer to that charity, to minister to that person in need, etc etc Do not miss an opportunity, God does not want to drain your resources, he has plenty he is rich and he want to fill your basket. Obey and follow his principles, he wants to demonstrate his power through you, people will now say how come him or her, how did it happen? look around you, switch on your TVs, there are so many appeals and you should have something which people don't have and may be which can save their lives. I heard about giving £1 a month to help a child from dying of diseases get from drinking dirty water. May God bless you as you are meditating about his words, may he open your eyes so that you cannot miss any of his angels who may be sent to bless you. You will never be shocked when he will say; i was hungry, you gave me food, i was thisrty, you gave me water to drink, i was naked, you gave me clothes.

WHY WAS GOD PLEASED WITH SOLOMON'S REQUEST OF WISDOM

There are good reasons why Solomon asked for wisdom. These reasons pleased God as he said i will even add riches on top of your request. Solomon said to God; you have given me people to govern, they are great people and too many to count. I think by great he meant some of them are intelligent and even wiser than him. Solomon wanted wisdom to govern these people without making mistakes. He wanted to do things right by understanding the difference between right and wrong. This shows he was committed to his assignment, he liked it and wanted to do his duties with more care. He wanted to govern God's people with moral intelligence or with justice to all. This was demonstrated in his ruling of two prostutes of which one lost his baby and wanted to claim the other live baby as hers. He had emotional intelligence because he could feel what the true mother of the baby felt, he tested them to say i will kill the remainining baby and divide him between you too, the one who refused was said to be the true mother.

GOD PLEASED WITH HIS INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS

Solomon's request was a good first step in his preparations as a new king of Israel.This vacancy needed someone who was willing to offer something to the people of Israel, someone who was not full of self interests or just looking at what the job will offer him(benefits) We learn even in our world when offered a job interview, they say avoid asking too many questions about the benefits you will get from the job, ask much about the nature of the job, your duties, what the employer requires from you, etc God had found the right candidate for the job, Solomon. Please read God's answer to his request, 1 Kings 3V11; So God replied "because you have asked for wisdom to govern my people with justice and have not asked for a long life or wealth or death of your enemies, i will give you what you asked for, wisdom and understanding more than anyone else. V13; and i will also give you what you did not ask for, riches and fame, no other king in the world will be compared to you for the rest of your life" He got these blessings from God because his heart was good, he did not want to govern unwisely whereby oppressing his people and getting himself rich.In case we miss it he was also the great giver both to God in sacrifices and to the poor. If we show a heart of willingness to God, he is there to make us competent for the job, he has so many vacancies but the labourers are few and sometimes those workers available are there for personal gains, unpleasing to God the owner of the field. Maybe the one reading this today is the right canditate for God, that is why you had the appettite to read all this to the bottom line, why not ask God for wisdom, knowledge and understanding? if you are scared that people will question your capability.God gives a good training brethren and he can even put to nothing the wisdom of this world, i mean the wisdom of your enemies who tries to kill your destiny for selfish reasons.