August 11 - Never Forsaken

So he went to Zarephath (Elijah). When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, “Would you bring me a little water in a jar so I may have a drink?” As she was going to get it, he called, “And bring me, please, a piece of bread.” “As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it—and die.” Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son. For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.’” She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah”' – 1 Kings 17:10-16.

Following on the heels of the SmartStewards series by Pastor Peter Jeynes, I came across the following testimony by Barbara Lardinais:

'If you are in a squeezed place financially right now, here's something for you. King David wrote this in his later years: "I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread." (Psalm 37:25)

I found this scripture early in my years as a single mother and I clung to it at times like Velcro. Sometimes I would get a pay check and then add up all my bills and it just didn't compute. If I paid all the bills there would be little money for food. Then I would examine my cupboards to see how far I could make it without grocery shopping.

Things were very tight at times over the years. Not always -- but sometimes. When I told the girls "no" we couldn't go to Wendy's for dinner because I had no money they had a simple solution. "That's okay mom, just go to the bank and put your card in the machine and get some."

Even during tight times I can tell you that God's Word was absolutely true. We were never forsaken and we never begged bread. We never missed a meal and I never missed a bill or even paid one late. That remains true to this very day.

If you are just starting off in your walk with the Lord, you may be wondering what you can expect, especially if there is a financial trial right now. If you have walked with the Lord many years but now are experiencing a tight place for the first time you may also be wondering. King David lived a long life and saw much of hard and difficult places. Yet, as an old man, he testifies to God's faithfulness and I join him in agreeing to this truth. Read this scripture every time you don't see a solution and watch to see how God will come through.

I promise you will not be forsaken.'

A resounding YES! comes through this testimony. It poses a question, and the answer - “Does Jesus Care/God Will Take Care of You – Medley (LIVE) - our music today. Click on the picture to listen.