Gods
provisions will come, no matter what or who He has to use!
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the
settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel lives,
before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by
My word." And the word of the LORD
came to him, saying, "Go from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by
the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan [River]. You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to
sustain you there [with
food]." So he went and did in accordance with the
word of the LORD; he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the
Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and
meat in the evening; and he would drink from the brook. It happened after a
while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. Then the
word of the LORD came to him, saying, "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: 1-9-
AMP)
As
I am typing this, it is during the time of the pandemic and riots that are
going on in this world. There have been so many tragedies and
deaths of loved ones and people are experiencing great loss. However, God is still our provider, comforter,
healer, and redeemer. Jesus is still on
the throne, and he will not come down. I
have read the above scripture before, however, upon rereading it I had an
awesome revelation.
If
God used a raven and a widow woman to provide for Elijah, how much more will he
do for us?
Ravens
are not known for bringing food to anyone, yet God commanded the ravens to
bring food to Elijah. They are effective
hunters for game, and it is said that if there are several of them, they can
hunt down game too large for a single bird. Yet, God used them to bring bread and meat in the morning and evening to
Elijah. And Elijah drank water from the
brook until it dried up due to lack of rain.
God
already knew the time frame that Elijah would be sustained by the ravens and
the brook, so, he had prepared another place for Elijah to go to get food and
drink. Beloved, we serve the same God if it did it then, he will do it
now. God’s word is true – he
promises; for He has said, "I WILL NEVER [under any circumstances] DESERT YOU [nor give you up nor leave you without
support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], NOR WILL I FORSAKE or LET YOU
DOWN or RELAX MY HOLD ON YOU [assuredly not]!"(Hebrews 13:5b-AMP) I
may not know what you are going through at this season in your life, nor what
you have been through, however, one thing that I am sure of if God is with you
and me. Just like he had a plan for Elijah, he has one for us, we just need to
listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit and do as He instruct us. God will see
each of us through every circumstance that the enemy brings our way.
It
may seem hard sometimes, confusing, and you may even be in a dark place at this
moment. I just want you to know that God
knows where you and I are, what we need, when we need it and he will supply all
of our needs. For it is written;
And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to
His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Php.4:19-AMP) He
did not say some of them, he said all and he will do it liberally, fill until
we are full, therefore we can help others.
No
matter what the devil tries to make you feel or think, stand firm on the word
of God, and proclaim victory. God has
provided for us this far, and he will not stop. It does not matter who, what or
how he gets our provision to us, just know that he will. Be blessed by the words from the Lord.
