“Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. You shall drink from the brook, and
I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
(1 Kings 17:3-4)
The drought that’s scourging the whole country, is also a problem for the prophet Elijah. He does not have sufficient food to survive for
years… But the Lord provides for his servant. He tells Elijah to go to a lonely place by a brook, which has water enough to drink from. God
Himself will also provide food. Twice a day, ravens come to bring him bread and meat! That’s not exactly what predatory birds tend to do
naturally, but these ravens do what God commands them to do.
In general, God expects people to earn their own living. That was his commandment to the first humans, after they had disobeyed Him:
“cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life… By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread”
(Genesis 3:17-19). But God is also perfectly able to provide food Himself. He did so when the Israelites traveled through the wilderness, and
here He does the same for Elijah. These examples show that nothing is impossible for God.
Do you know any more of God’s miracles that are recorded in the Bible? Do you believe they really happened?