Elijah did what the Lord had told him

1 King 17:1-7

Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”

Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.”

So he did what the Lord had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there.

Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

At a critical time, as if from nowhere, God's prophet makes his sudden and dramatic appearance. Elijah will be known as the greatest of all the prophets.

Baal was worshipped as a weather-god who could give or withhold the produce of the land. So, just as he had shown his power over the 'gods' of Egypt through the plagues, God now proves to king and people that he alone has power over the sun and rain without which nothing will grow.

Why?

Our God is the real God of this world, only the Lord can bring the blessing to us. worship others are in vain.

But many people do not know the Lord their heart is covered by their pride and greed.

Elijah is a prophet of the Lord, who obeys God's word and trusts in the Lord. So Elijah can do the great thing before the Lord.

How?

Obey God's word and trust in the Lord is our blessing even if the situation is tough and difficult.