Enough

There is a powerful moment tucked into the pages of 1 Kings 17—a story of scarcity, faith, and divine provision. The scene is stark: a widow, living in Zarephath, is gathering sticks for one final meal. A handful of flour, a little oil, and then, in her own words, she and her son will “eat it—and die.”

This is not just a story of need; it is the portrait of absolute desperation. A woman with nothing left—at the end of her limits.

Elijah comes across her with an impossible request: “Bring me a little water… and a piece of bread.” The widow, explains her situation. Yet Elijah says to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me… For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the land.’”

What kind of faith does it take to give when you have nothing? To feed a stranger before feeding your own child? To believe a promise that seems absurd in the face of reality?

And yet, she does. She gives the little she has. And it is enough.

More than enough.

Day after day, the flour never runs out, the oil never fails, and life continues where death had seemed inevitable.

This is the rhythm of the Kingdom of God:

Bring what little you have to God, trust Him and see Him make it enough. More than enough.

How many of us feel like that widow? At the end of our strength, our energy, or our resources? We look at what’s in our hands and it feels pitifully small. We’re done. To keep giving, to keep pouring is impossible.

But God invites us to trust. To give Him the little we have left – Not because we have plenty, but because He does.

This story reminds us that God is not asking for what we don’t have. He is asking for what we do have. However small, however broken, however weary—we place it in His hands, and He multiplies it.

So today, if all we have is a handful of flour and a drop of oil—emotionally, spiritually, materially – we can offer it to the Lord.

And maybe we can hear His gentle promise echo…

“The jar will not be empty. The jug will not run dry.”