IS GOD FIRST? Part 4

LightWord:

“She said... I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: ...that we may eat it, and die. And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; but make me thereof a little cake first...” 1 Kings 17:12-13


In our focal Scripture of today we could see the practical aspect of putting God First and the reaction of the widow in which we all do. Many people thought they must first be very okay especially in terms of finances, status, possessions and the like before serving the Lord.


But that's not the way God put it; it is in the opposite. You put God first, then you'll be very okay! Certainly! God actually knows everything that is going on with us and our finances, He deliberately sent the Prophet to the widow vs8-9; and once she obeyed and put God First indeed, what left for her was the blessings vs14-16.


Say this to yourself: Father, let Your Spirit help me to cut away every distraction that may be so genuine to me but has been hindering me from the blessings of putting You first in Jesus' name. Amen!



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