Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing. She said to Elijah, "What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?" 1 Kings 17:17 – 18
It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees. Psalm 119:71
Elijah had watched the stream dry up and it wasn’t until there was no more water that the Lord gave him instruction. I am sure that most of us would have been busy making plans for our survival once the brook had dried up but we are not told anything about what Elijah was thinking. We are only told that once the brook was dry then the word of the Lord came to him. When all hope of surviving in his own strength was gone then the Lord gave him further instruction. We are not told how the Lord spoke to him but only that once the brook had dried up then the Word of the Lord came to him.
We have heard many times that we are to seek God’s call upon our lives. Though this may be true it is interesting to notice that more often the Scriptures tell us that the Word of the Lord came to different individuals. The Word of the Lord came to Nathan when David was preparing to build a temple to the Lord. The Word of the Lord came to the prophets such as Zechariah and gave them the message they were to preach. The Word of the Lord came to Paul when he was planning to go to Bithynia. As these were seeking to know what God desired them to do the Word of the Lord came to them.
Continued tomorrow LW
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