An Hour of Prayer

Prayer Requests

Pray that the spread of “swine flu” could stop, and the complete healing to the infected.
Pray for the Men and Women’s fellowship on Saturday.
Pray for the Sunday service.


5 Elijah obeyed the Lord’s command, and went and stayed by the brook of Cherith.

6 He drank water from the brook, and ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and every evening.

7 After a while the brook dried up because of the lack of rain.

8 Then the Lord said to Elijah,

9 “Now go to the town of Zarephath, near Sidon, and stay there. I have commanded a widow who lives there to feed you.”

10 So Elijah went to Zarephath, and as he came to the gate of the town, he saw a widow gathering firewood. “Please bring me a drink of water, “ he said to her.

11 And as she was going to get it, he called out, “And please bring me some bread, too.”

12 She answered, “By the living Lord your God I swear that I haven’t got any bread. All I have is a handful of flour in a bowl and a drop of olive-oil in a jar. I came here to gather some fire wood to take back home and prepare what little I have for my son and me. That will be our last meal, and then we will starve to death.”

13 “Don’t worry,” Elijah said to her. “Go ahead and prepare your meal. But first make a small loaf from what you have and bring it to me, and then prepare the rest for you and your son.

14 For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The bowl will not run out of flour or the jar run out of oil before the day that I, the Lord, send rain.’”

15 The widow went and did as Elijah had told her, and all of them had enough food for many days.

16 As the Lord had promised through Elijah, the bowl did not run out of flour nor did the jar run out of oil.

(Good News Bible)



Summary

Elijah did according to the commands of God. He did not hesitate.

God took care of Elijah because he listened to Him.

God fed Elijah by directing the ravens. God also provided Elijah through a widow.

If God directs us; we need to go according to His word.

Elijah trusted in God and he knew he would take care of him.

Elijah believed in God.

By Elijah moving from the brook to the widow’s house; it shows how consistent he was in the things of God. He did not lift himself up to a better standard but went according to God’s command.

He did not fear a thing, for God was with him.