I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading. I had been using One Year Bible Online, but it was time for a change.

Today, I am reading and commenting on 1 Kings 15-17.

    We are told that Asa, Rehoboam’s grandson, was a king who did what was pleasing in God’s sight. He drove the temple prostitutes out of his kingdom and deposed his grandmother from her position of authority because of her promotion of the worship of idols. In the meantime, king after king rose to power in Israel, each one more evil than the last. At the end of Asa’s reign, Ahab became king in Israel. While Ahab was king, God called Elijah to serve Him. Elijah went to King Ahab and told him that it would not rain in Israel until Elijah gave the word for it to do so once more.

    The story of Elijah and the widow has one of the most important lessons for us. When God sent Elijah to the widow, she had barely enough food for one more meal for herself and her son. Yet, she did as Elijah asked in God’s name and fed him before feeding herself and her son. The woman had been planning to die after having one more meal with her son. However, because she did as God instructed through Elijah, God provided for her until times changed and she was once more able to provide for herself. God will do the same for us, if we but trust Him.