Tim Tams
“Then the word of the Lord came to him [Elijah], saying: ‘Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.’ So he arose and went to Zarephath and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks, and he called to her and said, ‘Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.’
“And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, ‘’Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.’ But she said, ‘As the Lord your God lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour in the bowl and a little oil in the jar and behold, I am gathering a few sticks that I may go in and prepare for me and my son; that we may eat it and die.’
“Then Elijah said to her, ‘Do not fear, go, do as you have said, but make me a little bread cake from it first, and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and your son.
“’For thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted nor shall the jar of oil be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain on the face of the earth.’’
“So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke through Elijay.” 1 Kings 17:8-16
We have a wonderful cookie in Australia called ‘Tim Tams’. It is two small, rectangular chocolate cookies, held together by some chocolate frosting and the whole thing is dipped in chocolate. If you like chocolate, you would like them.
There is an advertising campaign for them that features someone day dreaming and a genie pops up and asks them to make a wish. When they wish for a never-ending supply of Tim Tams, a pack appears that resupplies itself endlessly.
God used a seemingly insignificant miracle of resupplying oil and flour to sustain His prophet and the household that supported him during this time. It reminds us all that He is the provider of all for all time through surprising means…even Tim Tams.
Take care with love, especially His, from Darlene, who still prays for you each day.
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NOTE: I choose to believe the Bible because it's a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They reported supernatural events that took place before, of specific prophecies; and claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.