A Leap of Faith
by Rev. Dr. Alice Ridgill
She was desperate, disillusioned, and distraught. To make matters worse, she was down to nothing. She is known as the widow of Zarephath, and all she had left was a handful of flour and a little olive oil in a jar. With just enough flour and oil for one last meal, there is no telling what would have happened to her and her son if God had not sent Elijah to Zarephath.
Why Zarephath? Of all the places God could have sent Elijah, why Zarephath? In Hebrew, Zarephath means “refinery”. Is it possible that God sent Elijah to Zarephath, the refining place, to prepare Elijah for the next season of his life? I believe so. In my experience, I’ve discovered that God uses seasons of refining to prepare us for what’s to come in our lives.
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