“And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth” (1 Kings 18:1).
God had a special plan for Elijah, just as He has a special plan for you. The people of Israel had disobeyed, so God was punishing them. At the same time, God was also training Elijah. Then God sent Elijah to King Ahab with a message: God was going to send a drought because of the king’s wickedness—there would be no rain for a long time.
After Elijah delivered this terrible news, he went out of the country to stay by a brook called Cherith. While he was there, ravens brought him food twice a day, but only enough for one meal at a time. Elijah drank water from the brook until one day it dried up! What was Elijah to do? He trusted God, Who provided a different way for him to get food. Elijah traveled to a town, where he met a widow. God supplied enough food for Elijah, the widow, and her son by causing her bottle of oil to never run out until God sent rain again.
God always gave Elijah what he needed. God was teaching Elijah to trust Him. Because Elijah was willing to do what God said, God used Elijah to show all the people of Israel that God alone was the one, true, living God.
God wants to use the everyday events in your life to prepare you. How are you responding? Are you choosing to read your Bible every day, or do you allow other things to become more important? When circumstances don’t seem to make sense or are hard for you to understand, do you trust God, knowing He will provide everything you need? Just as God used Elijah to bring glory to Him, He wants to prepare you now and use you for future work. Be faithful and obey all God asks you to do!
God has a plan for my life and is preparing me for His service as I trust and obey Him.
My response:
» Am I willing to trust and obey God today?