Elijah and the widow of Zarephath each lacked what the other had: she gave him bread, he gave her spiritual strength. God bridged their insufficiencies through each other. Jesus is the mediator who counts in those the world counts out.
Now you see the theological connection. The vessel does not explain the treasure. The treasure explains what keeps happening through the vessel. Amen. And there is another dimension to this word sustain. The widow sustains Elijah physically, but Elijah's presence sustains her spiritually and materially. They need each other differently. The prophet has a word but needs bread to eat. The widow has a little bread but needs a word of confidence and consolation. Yes. Ah, Elijah carries revelation. Guess what she carries? She carries provision. Neither possess— neither one of them possess everything, but God connects 2 insufficient people and becomes the sufficiency between both of them. Who is the man in the middle? Jesus is. Amen. When people have counted you out and, and they said that you're no good, you're just like your family, you're no good, God counts you in.
