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Christian Devotional – June 28, 2019
Assumptions. We make assumptions every day about why certain things happen or don’t happen. We think we understand the causes and we act, or react, based on these. Sometimes we are wrong. Read 1 Kings 17:17-18. Now it came about after these things that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. So she said to Elijah, “What do I have to do with you, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my iniquity to remembrance and to put my son to death!” 1 KINGS 17:17-18 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ki.17.17-18.NASB…
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Christian Devotional – June 27, 2019
Obedience. The widow heard the word of the Lord through Elijah. But more than just hearing, she took action. She followed through. Read 1 Kings 17:15-16. So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke through Elijah. 1 KINGS 17:15-16 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ki.17.15-16.NASB God did what He said He would do. The widow trusted Elijah and followed through. Her obedience was a positive impact for both her and Elijah. Now, God would have…
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Christian Devotional – June 26, 2019
Give God your best. Elijah was working with the widow that God had sent him to. He knew the plan, but the widow did not. Read 1 kings 17:13-14. Then Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go, do as you have said, but make me a little bread cake from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son. For thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted, nor shall the jar of oil be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain on the face of the earth.'” 1…
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Christian Devotional – June 25, 2019
Perception. Yesterday we read that God commanded Elijah to go to a certain widow because she was going to provide for him. Today we see that widow not knowing or understanding anything about that and struggling to even provide for herself. Read 1 Kings 17:10-12. So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.” As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread in…
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Christian Devotional – June 24, 2019
The next step. Elijah had been obedient and God had provided. However, now there is a new command from God and Elijah has a choice. Read 1 Kings 17:8-9. 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 17:8-9 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ki.17.8-9.NASB Obeying God is truly a command, but it is an ongoing thing. We must continue to obey him and not get stuck in the prior command. What if Elijah had said, “No, God, you told me to go to the stream and I’m staying…
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Christian Devotional – June 23, 2019
Don’t underestimate God. God had promised to take care of Elijah during this drought and famine time, but he didn’t say how he was going to do it. Still, Elijah went where he said to go and amazingly something happened that he never would have expected. Read 1 Kings 17:6-7. 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. 1 KINGS 17:6-7 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ki.17.6-7.NASB God can use anything he wants to in order to accomplish his purpose.…
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Christian Devotional – June 22, 2019
Obedience. Elijah’s entire life was about obedience to the Lord. Here he followed through on the command that the Lord had given him that we saw yesterday. Read 1 Kings 17:5. 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. 1 KINGS 17:5 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ki.17.5.NASB If someone were recording the story of our life, how often would there be verses like this one? Do others see us as people of obedience to the commands that the Lord has given us? Elijah was given a specific command and he understood that command…
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Christian Devotional – June 21, 2019
“I got your back.” Elijah had delivered a difficult message. Now, God is helping Elijah understand that He will be there to take care of him through this difficult time. Read 1 Kings 17:2-4. 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.” 1 KINGS 17:2-4 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ki.17.2-4.NASB God knew and understood the Elijah was going to need someone to take care of him during this time. There was…
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Christian Devotional – June 20, 2019
Elijah was a amazing person in the Bible. He was used by God in truly incredible ways, yet he was often depressed and struggled. We’re going to spend the next several weeks diving into the life of Elijah. Read 1 Kings 17:1. 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, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” 1 KINGS 17:1 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ki.17.1.NASB Elijah was a settler in the northern area of Israel and he went to the King of Israel and made this statement.…
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Christian Devotional – August 13, 2016
Read 1 Kings chapter 19 VERSE: 1 Kings 19:18–Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel–all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him. TRUTH: Elijah felt alone. He didn’t see others standing for God and he didn’t think anyone cared. Elijah got depressed. God had to pull him aside and remind him that he’s never alone. God always sees a bigger picture than we do and God always knows more than we do. God reminded Elijah that no matter how alone he felt, God was with him, but God also had several other people who were in the exact same circumstance as Elijah. We…