The word of the LORD came to him, saying, “Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there.” So he went and did according to the word of the LORD, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook.
1 Kings 17:2-6
Provision is waiting in the place of assignment. Leaders look to God for direction as followers look to them to provide vision and resources for the journey ahead. As you make big decisions for yourself, your family, or your team, consider how God guided and then provided for Elijah.
- Elijah was directed to go to a specific place. In each season, you may feel a pull toward a person or place. If you are seeking God, the magnetic pulls He puts in your heart get stronger over time. Follow them.
- Elijah was obedient to go where God told him to go. He didn’t know the second step, only the first. Every assignment is connected to a person whom you are drawn to work for or serve.
- Elijah was provided for in the place God told him to go. There is provision for the vision God gives to you. As opportunities emerge to serve, don’t be picky. Compensation eventually follows servanthood in the marketplace.
- Elijah had to TRUST God’s word that He would provide. Pro- vision came from a supernatural source, seemingly out of the sky through a raven. In 1 Kings 17, God “commanded” a raven and then a widow to provide for Elijah. Elijah had probably never been fed from a bird before. How has God chosen to feed you in this season? Be careful not to shoo away the birds of provision.
REFLECT TO CONNECT
- Have you had to trust God to provide for you supernaturally before?
- In what ways has God provided for you in the past?
- Are you in the right place for God to provide?
Provision awaits you in the PLACE of obedience, often with a creative compensation package where God provides in unique ways.
