<TITLE>09. Par 33-35</TITLE>L-33 Watch the God fearing person always willing to divide. She looked at him. He was just a little different than lots of men. And there's something about a Christian that's different. I can imagine her saying, "That voice just sounds real good to me." She nodded her head in politeness that she would go get some water and divide it with him.
And as she started to go, she heard the voice again, and said, "In your hand, fetch me a little morsel of bread."
Then she turned. And no doubt with tears in her eyes, she said this: "Sir, that's why I was out in the yard to get these two sticks. I've just got a handful of meal and a spoonful of oil. I've mixed it together and dressed it. And I've got these two sticks to make a fire and bake a little cake for my son and I. We are going to eat it and die." And she looked at him.
And he said, "But first, make me a cake."
"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all other things will be added unto you." Put God first. Put His Word first. Put His Spirit first. Put Him first. Instead of that, we put Him last.
"Bring me a little cake first."
What's she going to do? See if she's obedient to the Word. She turns and starts, not knowing why she's doing it. Men and women who are led by the Spirit of God sometimes do things they don't know they're doing. Turned and started into the house, and then she heard that voice again, that glorious word come from his mouth, "THUS SAITH THE LORD..." She knew who it was then. "The barrel will not be empty, neither shall the cruse run dry, until the day the Lord God sends rain on the earth." Why? She was willing. She put God first. She was sure that God would do something. She held on.

L-34 Many times that troubles strike our home; it's blessing in disguisements. Some people might say, "Well, you're sick, just because you're not right with God." That doesn't mean that. Job was right with God, and he was sick. But it's God testing you, putting you to a test to see what you'll do. Maybe he let the doctors say that for a purpose, to see what you'd do.
We're near the coming of the Lord. God's coming for a Church. He never asked and questioned, "Will I have a Church? Will I have righteousness?" But here was the question Jesus asked, "Will I find faith when I come?" God's putting you to a test, maybe, to try your faith.
And all of her trouble and death at the door, turned with one, "THUS SAITH THE LORD." She, and her son, and Elijah eat many days from the barrel, and it never did waste, neither did the cruse run dry, because she was certain of God.

L-35 It reminds me of a German painting in Germany. It's like the great picture of the betrayal at Forest Lawn, so large, they had to build a mammoth big half a million dollar building to put the painting in. The German painting is called "The Cloud." And when you're a way away from this picture, it is the most visit--miserable dismal looking sight. It's a bunch of clouds just mixing together. And as you start walking to that picture, it gives you a horror. Oh, what a dreadful sight it looks. But when you get close to it, it's Angel's wings beating together. See, it looks different when you get there.
Maybe that's the way it is with you tonight. You don't know just why you are sick. You don't know just why... What about this. But maybe it is a blessing in disguisement. It looks like a gloomy dark end for you, but it may be the Angel wings beating together.
If you're only certain of God, you're sure that God heals the sick. If you're sure that God still pours out the Holy Ghost upon His people, then take His promise and hold onto it until God answers, for He sure will answer prayer.


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