For some of us, God can't meet the need because we operate in fear and not in faith.

Dr. Tony Evans says we need to move on our belief in Christ.

And when you start your walk of faith, your fear will be overruled by your action of faith.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr.

Tony Evans.

Most of us want God to meet our needs, but we often wait to see his provision before moving on his promise.

Today, Dr. Evans tells the powerful story of a widow who experienced

God's provision only after stepping out in faith with what little she had. Let's join him in the

book of First Kings. We're introduced here to a lady who we've gotten to know, the widow of

Zarifath. Elijah the prophet has been serving God and now he's running from

Jezebel. God lets him know he's going to take care of the prophet Elijah. I'm going to take care of you,

Elijah. He comes to the lady. He says in verse 10, may I have some water? She goes

get some water. And then he says to her, may I have a piece of bread out of your hand? Now look at

verse 12. And you can put your name in here. But she said, as the Lord your God lives, I have no bread.

Only a handful of flour in a bowl and a little oil in a jar.

And behold, I'm gathering a few sticks that I may go in and prepare

for me and my son so that we may eat it and die.

Brothers and sisters, what we have here is a contradiction.

Verse 9 says, I have commanded the widow to take care of you.

So she already had the message to take care of Elijah.

But when Elijah shows up and push comes the shove,

are you getting closer with me? When it comes time to deliver on what God has already told her, which is his word, if he told her, it's his word.

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