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Morning and Evening

February 28, Evening

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"The barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which He spake by Elijah." — 1 Kings 17:16 · KJV

See the faithfulness of divine love. You notice that this woman had daily necessities: she had herself and her son to feed in a time of famine, and now, in addition, the prophet Elijah was to be fed too. But though the need was threefold, the supply of meal did not waste, for she had a constant supply. Each day she drew on the barrel, yet each day it remained the same. You, dear reader, have daily necessities; and because they come so frequently, you are apt to fear that one day the barrel of meal will be empty and the cruse of oil will fail. Rest assured that, according to the Word of God, this shall not be. Each day, though it brings its trouble, shall bring its help; and though you should outlive the years of Methuselah, and though your needs should be as many as the sands of the seashore, yet God's grace and mercy shall last through all your necessities, and you shall never know real want. For three long years in this widow's day the heavens never saw a cloud, and the stars never wept a holy tear of dew upon the wicked earth; famine, desolation, and death made the land a howling wilderness, but this woman was never hungry — always joyful in abundance. So shall it be with you. You shall see the sinner's hope perish, for he trusts his own strength; you shall see the proud Pharisee's confidence totter, for he builds his hope on the sand; you shall see even your own schemes blasted and withered; but you yourself shall find that your place of defense is the fortress of rocks: "Your bread shall be given you, and your water shall be sure." Better to have God for your guardian than the richest treasury on earth for your possession. You might spend the wealth of all the Indies, but the infinite riches of God you can never exhaust.