After the prophet Elijah stopped the rain in
Israel, God told him to go to the Brook Cherith where ravens would bring him
bread and meat. After a while the brook dried up. Then God told him, “Go
to Zarephath …I have commanded a widow there to provide for you" (1 Kings
17:1-9).
The Lord didn’t speak to him about moving to
another place until after the brook quit
flowing. God let it dry up so Elijah would know it was time to move on. Staying
there was no longer an option. The dry creek was a closed door that sent
him to a new place.
What
does a dry brook look like today? It might be losing your job, a source of
provision that stops, or closed doors that won’t open. It becomes obvious that
what you need will be found somewhere else.
Elijah obeyed and went to Zarephath. Previously
God commanded ravens to bring him food, but now He commanded a poor widow to
provide for him. Even though she didn’t seem aware that God commanded her to
feed him, she gave Elijah her last meal. This proves God can command people
to do things for you, even when they aren’t aware of obeying Him.
If your brook has dried up, you probably need
to move on. But don’t take one step until you ask God where that next place is.
God says, “I will instruct you and teach
you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you” (Psalm 32:8). www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com www.makinglifecount.net
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