Faith - The One Year Devotions for Moms

Faith

This same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19

While sorting through a pile of artwork from Chad’s grade school years, I uncovered a meaningful treasure. On a piece of construction paper, Chad had drawn two ancient-looking oil jars, and next to them he had written the following poem:

The widow had no oil,

For it had all been used.

But then it flowed and flowed and flowed,

For it had been renewed!

Right around the time Chad wrote that poem, his friend Brad’s father was tragically killed by a disgruntled employee, leaving Brad’s mom to raise two young sons. Chad, along with the rest of our family, observed the many ways that God took care of Brad’s family in the months and years after his dad’s death.

I’ll never forget the night that Brad’s mom, Brenda, stopped by our home to deliver a gift. She had purchased small oil jars to give to each family who had been helpful to her and the boys after Dale’s death. The oil jars hearkened back to the Old Testament story of Elisha and the widow (2 Kings 4:1-7). The widow in the Bible had also needed help to provide for her two sons, and God—through Elisha—used the empty oil jars of people around her to provide far more than she could have ever imagined. Brenda, Brad, and Andy had faith that God would take care of them, and—as is the case with God—his provisions proved to be even bigger than their faith.

Father,

Thank you that when we place our faith in you, you give us eyes to see beyond the visible. Thank you that you take care of us and supply our needs. In the name of Jesus, amen.