EAT AND DIE

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Text: 1 King's 17:8-12

But she said,  "As the Lord your God lives, I don't have  anything baked only a handful of flour in the  jar and a bit of oil in the jug. Just now,  I am gathering a couple of sticks in order to go prepare it for myself and my son so we can eat and die."

Everything you have right now is "eat and die". By everything I mean everything, including your certificate, your qualifications, your strength, your job, your career, your business and just anything and everything.

The only thing that transcends the life of 'eat and die' are those things placed in the hands of God.

That widow of  Zarephath from our text, knew that all she had was a "eat and die"* portion,  yet she didn't know how to wriggle out of the situation. In the same vein,  people know that all their efforts, labour,  achievements and otherwise couldn't sustain them beyond this earth,  yet they lack the Will Power to seek for something higher. 

It's such a life of *futility* and *vanity* to live for what will only sustain you for less than 120years when you can afford to live for ever and ever in bliss and glory. 

God gave that nameless widow, grace to submit the portion in her hands to the prophet(a God figure). And this made her to live in abundance through out the famine of the time. If she had withheld what she had then,  she and her son would have died of famine. 

WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING ON TO SO TIGHTLY? 

ARE YOU REALLY READY TO LET GO OF THE "EAT AND DIE" PORTION IN YOUR HANDS? 

What shall it profit a man  if he shall gain the whole world and lose his soul?  Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?  Matthew 16:26. This still remains a big question begging for ANSWER. And the truth is; no single man can gain the whole world. Even if you managed to get the whole world,  it's nothing compare to the worth of your soul. 

When you let go of your life as it were to God,  you will not only gain it back but with it,  you will gain eternal life. Matthew 19:29. 

This life of "eat and die," is simply a rat-race.  No one wins in a rat-race. It all ends in VANITY. To get out of the rat-race however,  you must do the following :

1. Understand that all of life's pursuit is a "eat and die" program.  Ecclesiastes 1:14. 1 kings 17:12.


2. Surrender totally to God by obeying His words.1 John 2:15-17. John 3:16.

3. Put God first in all you do, regardless of how pleasant or challenging the situation is. 1 Kings 17:13-14. Matthew 6:33.

 *He is no fool who gave what he can't keep to gain what he can't lose-Jim Elliot* 

Bible reading: 1 Kings 17: 1-24.

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