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GLEANINGS FROM THE WORD Experiencing an extraordinary God in ordinary life Issue # 386 January 17, 2002 Blessings in dry places I wandered down the old streambed, tossing rocks and pondering. Just a few month before the little trickle in the middle of the bed had been a raging torrent that swept away everything in it’s path. I knew that in a few months, the torrents would be back again. They would be replaced by a gentle stream and slowly dry to a trickle like it was now. It got me thinking about the prophet Elijah. After he had witness God’s awesome power in destroying the sacrifices to Baal, he gave into his humanness and fled from Queen Jezebel. God led him to the stream in Kereth Ravine and miraculously provided for him. So he did what the LORD had told him. He went to the Kereth Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 1 Kings 17:5-7 NIV Elijah must have wondered what God was up to as he watched the stream slowly dry up. He must have been perplexed at God’s provision began to disappear before his very eyes. But the text tells us that God had more in store for Him, Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Then the word of the LORD came to him: "Go at once to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food." 1 Kings 17:8-9 NIV Are you going through a time of drought, a time where His blessings seem to be drying up or only a distant memory? We all have those times to one degree or another. Don’t despair; He is preparing something better for you. I can’t tell you what it is, but I know that the dried up old stream bed will again flow with water. Hold fast and trust. Until next time, may your faith remain strong in times of abundance and in times of drought. God bless. Kevin Are you wandering in life’s deserts wondering what to do or where to turn? Turn to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ and experience the love, forgiveness, acceptance and fresh start your heart longs for. Email me and I’ll share a few Bible verses that explain why a relationship with Him is so important and a prayer that will make it possible. To share your thoughts on this issue of Gleanings, or to share prayer concerns email us at corbin_writer@hotmail.com. or write us at : Gleanings From The Word 114 Oak Street Sherwood Park, AB Canada, T8A 0V8 At Gleanings, we have a dedicated team of prayer warriors and all prayer concerns are kept strictly confidential. If you enjoyed this issue of Gleanings From The Word, email it, in its entirety, to a friend. For information on use of Gleanings in your church newsletter or other situations please visit the permissions page on our website
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