HE STILL SENDS BIRDS
Memorise: And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook: and I
have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. - 1 Kings 17:4.
Read: 1 Kings 17:2-6 (KJV)
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.
Bible In One Year: Genesis
45-46; Romans 1:1-17
Our God is awesome, and His ways are beyond finding out. Nobody can box God
into a pattern or regimen. He can use anything He chooses to achieve His
purpose on earth. God uses those who are lowly placed, and He also uses the
rich. Luke 8:1-3 tells of some wealthy women who ministered to
Jesus from their resources. Mary Magdalene and other women blessed by the Lord
resolved to serve Him with the resources they had. Are you rich or wealthy? Do
you serve the Lord with your substance? Experience has shown that those who
have little are the ones who dare to give their all to God. This was the case
with the widow who dropped her mites (Mark
12:41-44). Usually, the rich only give a
fraction of what they have because they believe they are giving something big.
However, God does not judge by size, He judges by proportion. Hence, the poor
can give more than the rich in the sight of God, even if what they give is not
as much as what the rich have given in quantity. Justifying why the widow's
gift was more than what the rich gave, Jesus in Mark 12:44
said:
"For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did
cast in all that she had, even all her living."
Moreover, not only can God use humans to accomplish His purpose, He can also
use animals. In 1 Kings 17:2-6, God sent ravens to deliver food to His servant,
and they obeyed. We have equally seen Him use birds too. When we began to build
the Redemption Camp in those early years, there were some trees that provided
shade which I instructed the workers to preserve. Some little birds came in
their hundreds of thousands to perch on these trees. Whenever they descended on
them, there would be no leaves left on the trees the following day. They were also
very noisy. I wondered if they were demonic birds. Some of my children who had
guns would enter their midst and fire some shots; yet, they refused to go away.
Some birds were hit by the fired bullets and dropped dead, but the rest stayed
on. At some point, it appeared the more they were killed, the more they
multiplied! The situation became unbearable. I therefore called on God to help
us one morning. That evening, several eagles came and began to eat them up.
Within hours, there was not a single one of them left. God has not stopped
using birds! If He needs to send birds to meet your needs, He will do so; but
you need to show Him that you can serve Him with all He has given to you. How
faithfully have you served God? To what extent can you risk your life and all
He has given to you for His service?
Key Point: God can mobilise all of His resources to satisfy the needs of
those who can give Him their all.
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