Reply To: Covenant Of Wealth Discussion Board 1

[Nnachi]

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You did well with all the attempts you made to answer this question. I owe you an immeasurable commendation.
However, I have some reservations which may not necessarily narrow down your inputs or position in this circumstances. In response to the question, I had expected you will open it up with an introduction of things like the meaning of giving is all among others. it should be emphasized here, that this answer(s) can be read or used by anybody and should therefore be to stand the text of time, any time anywhere.
I may want to agree with you that Prophet Elijah met the renowned Widow of Zarephath and she gave with a willing heart, because Prophet Elijah asked of her. But I stand to be corrected; and hence it must be noted that it was a divine arrangement by God. Elijah was directed by God to go to her. It was purely divinely orchestrated and therefore could not be cited as a proper case study in this respect. It was not her will but God’s Will.
Recall that in 1 Kings 17:1, Elijah gave the prophetic words which denied the land rain and God asked him to the brook of Cherith, to hide for safety and the ravens brought bread for him while he drank from the brook. When the brook dried up due to no rain in the land, God sent him to this widow of Zarephath as in 1 Kings 17:3-10). In any case, they were widows in the immediate environments of the Jordan, and that Elijah was directed to this particular widow is also credence that she was a faithful widow indeed, who possesses requisite qualities.
NKI