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He was certain he was “the only (prophet) left” (19:10,14). He had not convinced the people to follow the LORD, had had no more success than those who had gone before. Why then was Elijah afraid and (running) for his life? He honestly felt he had failed-the revival had petered out to nothing in the face of Jezebel’s threat (19:2). Surely all would be well God’s people would return to their senses. It was evident that Baal had not begun and ended the drought.

The fire of the LORD fell (18:38) the people proclaimed Yahweh, the self-existent and eternal God, Supreme* (18:39) and as surely as the LORD promised Elijah, the rains poured down (18:45) after three long years. “Take my life I am no better than my ancestors.” 1 Kings 19:3-4 Thank you Jesus-faithful, even when the brook runs dry.Įlijah was afraid and ran for his life. As a friend called to mind: “the moon is always there in the sky, to show that God is faithful” (Psalm 89:37, Easy). Every time I awakened I traced its path across the sky until I lost it on the horizon at dawn.

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The full Hunter’s moon was perfectly framed in the overhead extension of the roof above. But in the silence of the night I found comfort.

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The so-called firmness of my bed, directly under the helicopter pad, plus the 4:30am strolls, became the things stories are made of. Surgery along with a five-day hospital stay followed. Like Elijah we were going to have to subsist on the help of others in the face of unknowns. The fate of redheads! And a subsequent PET scan would reveal several hot spots. There was an obvious lesion in his stomach that had to be excised, metastatic from a melanoma per pathology. The poking and prodding and scoping began, in earnest. Routine blood tests revealed that my husband had an intestinal bleed going on. We returned to Texas in September without an inkling that our brook was drying up. But who’d have thought God would send Elijah to a widow’s home for food, considering she was on her last bit of flour and oil. After all God had said “neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word” (1 Kings 17:1), and you can take God at His word. I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food.” 1 Kings 17:7-9 Then the word of the LORD came to (Elijah): “Go at once to Zarephath of Sidon and stay there. Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. And there was God, in the middle of our helplessness, supplying us with bread and meat and water from the brook-in our case, time and attention to detail. No, it was not Elijah’s story in a time of judgment but it was a time of extreme need. What a gift! Five days later he passed away.Ī few weeks into Priscilla Shirer’s fall study of Elijah I began to realize we had been smack-dab in a drought, not of our choosing. In short spurts we relived precious memories while entering the onramp to heaven. We were able to comply with the three-day testing window going and returning. Fortunately, the travel ban was lifting in four days. The border had been closed and I had waited. Thankfully sutures were out end of July and we could head for the hills-fresh mountain air, hiking trails, a concert on the lawn!įive days into our stay the call came: my brother had been admitted to Palliative care in a Vancouver hospital. Then a July 4 th misstep and I was the proud owner of a metal plate and nine screws, left wrist.

Ever been thrown a curveball, ladies? How about a year of curveballs? After the mess of 2020 I had expected better, but the first six months of 2021 cascaded into a roller coaster of emotions. 1Kings 17:5-6Ī curveball: “something unexpected, surprising, or disruptive” (online Dictionary). The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. So (Elijah) did what the LORD had told him.

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