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Devotional for June 7, 2026

WHEN YOU GIVE TO GOD YOU WILL SURELY RECEIVE

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 1 Kings 17:13-14

And Elijah said to her, ‘Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son. For thus says the LORD God of Israel: “The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the LORD sends rain on the earth.”

Additional Verses

📖 1 Kings 17:1-24; Matthew 25:31-46; Luke 21:1-4; Acts 4:32-37

When Elijah declared that there would be draught all over Israel because of the sin of Ahab, God sent Elijah to Zarephath where he was to be provided by a widow. This widow was not someone rich. From the tone of her response to Elijah you can actually tell how poor the widow was. According to 1 Kings 17:12 the widow replied to Elijah saying, “As the LORD your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.” Despite her poverty materially, the Widow had something very special which had been seen by God which the many rich people of the time did not have. She had great faith. When Elijah spoke to her again saying, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son. For thus says the LORD God of Israel; “The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the LORD sends rain on the earth.” (1 Kings 17:13-14). The widow took Elijah at his word and immediately acted upon it. She gave to the servant of the LORD all her livelihood. In other words she parted with all that her life and her son depended on. This is what many people even while they have received much from God, it is so difficult for them to part with a small portion of their many possessions to support the work of God. Because the widow believed the Word of Elijah, she never at all lacked during the three and half years of draught. The reason why many people of God live in poverty is because they lack the God kind of faith which worked in the lives of the many great heroes of faith in the Holy Bible. Hebrews 11:6 actually says, “It is not possible to please God without faith, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” The Lord Jesus Christ commended the widow’s offering in Luke Chapter 21 verse 1-4 because she gave whole heartedly everything she had to God. Today, children of God give very little when it comes to giving offerings to God in church, or very minimum to the projects in God’s House while they remain with the bigger amounts in their pockets, bank accounts or at home. They completely forget that God is the source of all the blessings and everything they have, belongs to God. Are you not one of them? Luke 6:38 says, “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the same measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” God loves a cheerful giver. Do not be forced to give to God, or give grudgingly, but it should be from the heart. If you love God, then give cheerfully from the heart. So today I am saying, you must know that giving is an assignment from God. When you give as an act of your heart to the Church or to the needy, you will surely receive in abundant measure. Alleluia!

Prayer

Thank You Father for teaching me that just as You gave Your only begotten Son Jesus Christ for my salvation I must also give to You that which I cherish most. May You therefore give me a loving heart so that I will be able to give that which I cherish most in support of your Gospel. In Jesus Christ’s mighty name I pray. Amen.