TRUST MEANS CONSTANT CHANGE!

Sunday, November 10, 2019

TRUST MEANS CONSTANT CHANGE!

1 Kings 17:2-4

2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

1 Kings 17:7-9

7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

8 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

           If you decide to trust the guidance of Jesus then be ready for a life of constant change. Elijah had just finished a grueling spiritual skirmish with the prophets of Baal. He won but he was exhausted and spent a couple of days just sleeping. Your pastor may not dig ditches but, trust me, he does get tired.

           God told him to go to a certain brook and to hide out while the ravens brought him food twice each day. He would drink from the water of the brook. Does this seem a bit uncertain to you? Yeah, me too. Nevertheless, Elijah settled into a routine that became almost comfortable. Then the brook dried up! It was time to move.

           The reward for trusting was another challenge to trust. There would be no commodious inn with fluffy comforter and a coffee pot in the room. This time the ravens were replaced by a poor widow who had nothing to offer. She was not the supply. God was the supply for both Elijah and her family.

           As you journey with Jesus you will constantly be challenged with the need to trust Him. This will come in the form of constant change and dubious solutions to real problems. This lifestyle is not for the faint of heart but it produces a confident intimacy with God.

Dear Lord, let my contentment spring from my intimacy with you and not from the comfort of my circumstances. AMEN