give all

It is easy to look at life and conclude that even as much as we have that we are still missing so much. It can be finances, health or our spiritual lives, we feel that we do not have enough. What we do not realize is that even though we may be in a drought and that our resources are not sufficient, if we turn what little we have to offer to HIm, it is more than enough. When we place it in His hands, we place it in the hands that formed the Heavens and the Earth out of nothing. Nothing in His hands are more than enough for everything. All we have left, is all that He needs to sustain us until He sends the rain. In Mark we read the story of the widow woman who placed all she had into the offering. Even though her offering was much less than the others, Jesus recognized that because her sacrifice was much larger than all the others who gave. All we have is all that He needs from us. Many will give some. God can find some everywhere, but to find those who give all is more rare. All is a personal thing. We each have our own all. The only all that will make a difference is the all that we give. David faced Goliath. They tried to fit him with armor, but Saul’s armour would not work for David, so he faced the giant with five smooth stones and a sling. All that David had to offer was all that God needed. A small boy set out one day with a small lunch. He joined a crowd of over 5000 people watching Jesus teaching. Jesus told the disciples to find food to feed the multitude. They went through the crowd and only found the small boy and his lunch. Jesus took all that that young man had, and used it to feed all the people and it was more than enough. All that we have to offer is all that He needs to make a miracle. In our text, Elijah finds the widow woman and asks for water. She goes immediately because it was easy to provide that. Next he asks for bread. Now he was asking for all that she had left. It was her last meal. Elijah tells her to proceed with her plans, but to bring him a cake first. She argued a bit further , but she ultimately obeyed and provided all she had. She gave up what would sustain her for a moment, but God provided for her needs for much longer than the immediate need. What do we have left to give? Some have wasted what we were given. Some have fallen on hard times and do not have much left. If we give all that we have to Him, it is all that He needs to make a miracle. He can restore and make whole.