“And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him” (1 Kings 17:17).
As we begin our final week of this study, we find our “solitaire” facing another trial. God had worked a miracle, and she was so grateful that neither she nor her son ever went hungry during the famine. But the last thing she needed was to face another crisis. In today’s passage, we glimpse a grief-stricken, widowed mother. She feels so alone in spite of her faith. Human emotions overwhelm her. As with any mother, she adores her son. Now he is dead.
How many times have we also gone from the fire to the furnace? Just when we thought we were through a crisis, another one comes on its heels. In these times, we learn God is still enough. We have no strength to rely upon, but His strength is perfect.
Check in tomorrow as we continue this heartrending story.
Sue Winchester
Missouri
PRAY TOGETHER: Pray that God would open new doors for The Hanna Project.
