Good Morning Friends,
“Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in
Gilead, said to Ahab, ‘As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve,
there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.’ Then
the word of the LORD came to Elijah: ‘Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the
Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have
ordered the ravens to feed you there.’ So he did what the LORD had told him. He
went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. The ravens
brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening,
and he drank from the brook.” (1 Kings 17:1-6)
Sometimes the provision of the Lord comes in
some strange ways! It sure did for Elijah.
Elijah had just delivered a hard message to
King Ahab. That made Elijah an unwelcome person in the land of Israel. To stay
around would have put his life in danger. God sent him to a solitary place. It
was a place of safety and a place of rest for Elijah. But the problem was that
it was not a place of plenty. Fending for himself in that quiet ravine would
have been difficult for Elijah and to move out to where food could have been
found would have put him among people and in danger again.
God had a plan for that. In a place where
Elijah could not provide for himself, God provided for him. God sent birds with
food … both meat and bread.
It’s important to remember that the birds didn’t
feed Elijah all of his life. For most of his life, Elijah provided his own food
through the work that he did. That is God’s plan. In fact, God’s rule is, “If a
man will not work, he shall not eat.” (2 Thessalonians 3:10)
But in a place and at a time when Elijah could
not provide for himself – God provided for him! That’s the plan of God, too!
“The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry.” (Proverbs 10:3)
So … provide for yourself when you can … watch
God provide when you can’t.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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