
Notice
that God commanded the ravens to
provide for Elijah. This gives us an insight into how the Lord can provide for
us in unusual ways. God spoke to the birds and they understood what they needed
to do. The ravens went out and found food, and God showed them exactly where to
fly to find Elijah. Do you understand the lesson here? He knows exactly where you are and how to get provision to you.
Every
morning and evening the birds flew in breakfast and supper (the first airline
food). Elijah didn’t worry about where they got the food or if they would show
up in time. God simply wants us to obey Him and He promises to take care of the
provision.
After
a while the brook dried up. “And it happened after a while, that the brook
dried up because there was no rain in the land. . . .The Lord said, ‘Arise, go
to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to
provide for you." (1 Kings 17:7, 9).
God
could have commanded the brook to keep flowing, but He didn’t. When the brook dries up, it’s time to move
to a new place. Again, the Lord commanded a widow to provide for him. When
you read the story, she doesn’t seem to be aware of this command (see
17:10-24). Nevertheless, she did what the Lord commanded. God can command
people to do things for you even though they are not aware of it! This shows that
the Lord uses a variety of ways to provide for His people.
Elijah walked in godly obedience and that’s the key to God’s provision. If you will
do what God has told you to do, you will never have to worry about the provision being there
for you. Do what you can do and God will take care of what you can't do.
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