I Kings 17:2-7 - "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."
I. What to do when the brook dries up-
A. Remember God put you there - Verse 3
B. Dwell where you are
C. Don’t leave until you get word from God - verses 8,9
D. Delight in the fact He knows where you are - verse 8
E. At the appointed time He has more for you - verse 9
II. What a dried up brook will bring -
A. Draws us closer to God - verse 8
B. Prepares us for greater service - v. 9
C. Lets us in on God’s Provisions - v. 6
D. Increases our faith - v. 13
E. Renews God’s faithfulness to us - v. 16
F. Gives us new challenges - v. 9, 17-23
G. Gives a testimony to others of the true God - v.24
III. What a dried up brook says to us -
A. Always follow God’s will - verses 3-5
B. “There” is where God works - verse 4 (There)
C. Our Obedience affects others - v. 24
Don’t focus on the brook and miss the blessings of the Birds.
-Bro. Mike Goodson
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