Reply To: Covenant Of Wealth Discussion Board 1

[OnyemaChika]

I agree with you on the emphasis of the Zarephath woman who spotted an opportunity to give that changed her life and generations through a biblical principle of giving and prioritizing giving. This demonstration shows the mindset of the woman when she eventually accepted to make a meal for the man of God first and then subsequent times, She unlocks her provision by the act of giving sacrificially that sustained her during the drought as seen in 1 Kings 17;13-16. Concerning the scripture proverbs 11;24-25 says “ There is one who scatters yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is right but it leads to poverty.

The salient point drawn here is faith in God’s promises which the widow concurred with the prophet Elijah reaffirming that she would be provided for, which energized her to move from the realm of poverty to the realm of abundance. We can see the ripple effect of her obedience to Prophet Elijah and sacrificially, Also unlocks intervention and miracles for her.

17 Sometime later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse and finally stopped breathing. 18 She said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?” 23 Elijah picked up the child and carried him down from the room into the house. He gave him to his mother and said, “Look, your son is alive!” 1Kings 17; 17-18,23