When God’s Purpose Is Not Yet Done, You Will Stay – March 17, 2015

1 Kings 17:2-9

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. 

⁵ So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 

⁶ And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 

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. 

Last day I watched Facing Giants (and again), and I remembered a scene in there. There was this man who went to the office of Grant (the main character of this film) and told him about the purpose of God. He said to this effect that even if people will do their best to hinder the purpose of God, God will do everything to make that purpose available and real.

Sometimes there are things that we just need to work on – and that is follow the will of God. It may seem impossible and strange, but God’s plan has been and can be trusted.

In the passage we read about Elijah and the plan of God. Of course, God gave clear instructions to Elijah on when to move and when to do something. The plan of God works perfectly without any mistake. It is just in perfect timing.

Let us always remember that God has a plan and purpose for our lives. As long as we keep close with God, we will be able to discern the plan of the Lord.