And Even More

 

And she went and did

    as Elijah said.

And she and he and her household

       ate for many days.

The jar of flour was not spent,

neither did the jug of oil

            become empty.

             1 Kings 17. 15-16

God does not ask us

to come before Him

          in fullness,

   but in faithfulness.

We come to Him

      with our emptiness.

O God, help me,

             I need You

is never a prayer unanswered.

Where and how God guides,

      God provides

in the most unexpected ways.

He fulfills our needs,

He realigns our desires

and covers us with His grace

     and surprising goodness.

And even more.

Choosing to be selfless,

choosing to be faithful to God,

    always comes back in spades.

We just may not yet see

        to the other side of this.

But we can know that

"God does His best work

       with empty." -- Nancy Guthrie

O LORD,

Please take our jar of flour

   and jug of oil,

whatever those may be,

and however empty they are.

Transform this situation

  to spread Your glory

            all over it.

We see empty.

You bring something new.

And You always reveal Yourself.

Grant us the strength

   when we have none.