Post by Woody Williams on Aug 14, 2006 7:01:20 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- I Kings 17:1-8
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Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, 'As the
Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be
neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.' The word of the
Lord came to him, saying, 'Go from here and turn eastwards, and hide
yourself by the Wadi Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. You shall
drink from the wadi, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you
there.' So he went and did according to the word of the Lord; he went
and lived by the Wadi 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 drank from the wadi. But after a while the
wadi dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
Devotional
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As things got worse for Elijah, who was fleeing for his life from
king Ahab, God's grace became more dramatic. Elijah hid in a wadi
where there was water and the ravens brought him bread and meat. When
the water dried up in the continuing drought, Elijah was sent by God
to the widow of Zarephath. When Elijah went to her she had little
bread left. But, each day there was enough. The bread and oil did not
run out. In the wilderness of life God's grace is present to sustain
and enhance life.
Prayer
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Teach my heart to trust that your surprising grace will be there for
me, O Lord. Amen
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Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, 'As the
Lord the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be
neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.' The word of the
Lord came to him, saying, 'Go from here and turn eastwards, and hide
yourself by the Wadi Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. You shall
drink from the wadi, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you
there.' So he went and did according to the word of the Lord; he went
and lived by the Wadi 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 drank from the wadi. But after a while the
wadi dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
Devotional
----------
As things got worse for Elijah, who was fleeing for his life from
king Ahab, God's grace became more dramatic. Elijah hid in a wadi
where there was water and the ravens brought him bread and meat. When
the water dried up in the continuing drought, Elijah was sent by God
to the widow of Zarephath. When Elijah went to her she had little
bread left. But, each day there was enough. The bread and oil did not
run out. In the wilderness of life God's grace is present to sustain
and enhance life.
Prayer
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Teach my heart to trust that your surprising grace will be there for
me, O Lord. Amen