1 Kings 17:16

See the faithfulness of divine love. You observe 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, yet the supply of meal was not depleted, for she had a constant supply.

Each day she drew from the barrel, yet each day it remained the same. You, dear reader, have daily necessities, and because they come so frequently, you are likely to fear that the barrel of meal will one day be empty, and the cruse of oil will fail you.

Rest assured that, according to the Word of God, this will not be the case. Each day, though it brings its trouble, will also bring its help; and even if you live to outnumber the years of Methuselah, and even if your needs were as many as the sands of the seashore, God’s grace and mercy will still last through all your necessities, and you will never know a real lack.

For three long years, in this widow's days, 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 but always joyful in abundance.

So it will be with you. You will see the sinner's hope perish, for he trusts his own strength; you will see the proud Pharisee's confidence falter, for he builds his hope upon the sand; you will see even your own schemes blasted and withered. But you yourself will find that your place of defense will be the munition of rocks: Your bread shall be given you, and your water shall be sure. Better have God for your guardian than the Bank of England for your possession. You might spend the wealth of the Indies, but the infinite riches of God you can never exhaust.