Our scripture reading is from 1 Kings 17:1-6
1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word."
2 Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,3 "Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.4 And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."
5 So he went and did according to the word of the LORD, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
Elijah the prophet of God has a testimony of himself that he is one who STANDS BEFORE THE LORD!
The Lord used Elijah to speak His judgments because of the sins committed by King Ahab.
1 Kings 16:30 Now Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.31 And it came to pass, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshiped him.32 Then he set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.33 And Ahab made a wooden image. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
Elijah's prophecies was the Word of the Lord and would surely come to pass.
Do you realise that Elijah had to live with the drought that he prophesied?
Today the Lord is bringing His judgments on the earth. We, His people have to live with the consequences of the judgments BUT we will be covered by Him - if we know how to hear His voice and obey Him.
Elijah did that. He always stands before the Lord and he hears His voice.
The Lord directed him to go to the brook Cherith and drink from the river. He also declared His provision for him by the special delivery service of ravens. So Elijah obeyed His voice and he went and there he had water to drink and food delivered to him morning and evening. Just imagine that. The Lord used ravens. The most unlikely means. Ravens are scavengers. They will gobble up everything themselves but the Lord used this channel to tell us that when He provides anything is possible! He can use the most unlikely source to provice for you and I!
This is our key to living in these last days!
To hear His voice and obey Him.
It comes from having been familiar with His presence and His voice.
We are to take delight in Him always!
Elijah always stands before the Lord.
Do you and I always stand before the Lord?
Let's be convinced that our FIRST and most important call is to minister to the Lord! Let's put first thing first and KNOW that all other things will fall into it's rightful place. If we put God first surely He will take care of us!
Matt 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
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