01. The Law
The widow of Zarephath had one meal left before starvation. Elijah asks: "Make me a little cake first." It sounds selfish, but it was an opportunity.
"The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth."
02. The Mechanics
The mechanic of radical stewardship is: God first, me later. Elijah didn't take her food; he changed the order. "Make it for me first... and then for you." When we put the Kingdom before our urgent need, we activate supernatural provision. "The jar of flour was not spent."
03. The Application
Do you give God leftovers or firstfruits? When money is tight, we tend to cut giving. The Zarephath principle says: in scarcity, God's primacy is your only exit. Put God before your "hunger", and the source won't run dry.