Called to Sacrifice

Call in the New Testament Jesus and His Calls in Ministry Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)    Called to Proclaim 1 Kings 17:8-16 The Message 7-9 Eventually, the brook dried up because of the drought. Then God spoke to him: “Get up and go to Zarephath in Sidon and live there. I’ve instructed a woman who lives there, a widow, to feed you.” 10-11 So he got up and went to Zarephath. As he came to the entrance of the village, he met a woman, a widow, gathering firewood. He asked her, “Please, would you bring me a little water in a jug? I need a drink.” As she went to get it, he called out, “And while you’re at it, would you bring me something to eat?” 12 She said, “I swear, as surely as your God lives, I don’t have so much as a biscuit. I have a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a bottle; you found me scratching together just enough firewood to make a last meal for my son and me. After we eat it, we’ll die.” 13-14 Elijah said to her, “Don’t worry about a thing. Go ahead and do what you’ve said. But first, make a small biscuit for me and bring it back here. Then go ahead and make a meal from what’s left for you and your son. This is the word of the God of Israel: ‘The jar of flour will not run out, and the bottle of oil will not become empty before God sends rain on the land and ends this drought.’” For Reflection Proclaiming the Word of God is not always done by preaching. The story of Elijah's proclamation to the widow who had only enough food to last one meal for herself and her son was that God would provide. Her divinely inspired sense of hospitality led her to share the last morsels of food and water with an apparent stranger.  Her obedience proved her faith, thus proclaiming to all of us today that God will provide in times of scarcity. Pray Pray, So that you will have the courage to stay true to your faith even when times get tough. Forward to a friend