ONLY A LITTLE FLOUR AND OIL
PART III
"I, Elijah, the prophet of God, am very grateful to my God.... My country is having a drought because of king Ahab's disobedience... I was the one who told him this was going to happen... The king blames me for the drought and has been trying to find me... But I am not responsible for the drought.... I was only the bearer of this bad news.... God knew that the king would be very angry with me..... So He made sure I went to a safe place where the king would not be able to find me.... Moreover, I have been able to drink water during this drought... Because God sent me to a brook.... It is true.... I have not been able to go back to my home in Tishbe where I am from..... But that is most probably better anyway since there may not be any water in Tishbe... I am getting quite concerned, though.... For it seems the brook I am staying at is drying up as well.... Will that mean I have to go somewhere else?... Or will God perform a miracle so I can continue to stay here?... I am getting quite used to being here.... Every evening I have a visit from some ravens who bring me my dinner... I am getting to know them... I have even given them names... They are, after all, my only companions over here... I am not complaining though... I think it is better to be here than at the palace...I am sure the atmosphere at the palace is very unpleasant.... The king is, no doubt, in a very bad mood each day... And I think everyone tries to avoid him, if at all possible.".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that the brook where Elijah is staying at is beginning to try up...
ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES
ONLY A LITTLE FLOUR AND OIL
PART III
The prophet Elijah is quite settled at the brook for his basic needs such as water and food are provided for. But, unfortunately, something happens to the brook as you can read in 1 Kings 17:7
Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
What is Elijah to do now? Surely God will continue to take care of His prophet? After all, it is not his fault that there is a drought in the land. He has only been the one who has foretold the drought. but he is not the cause of it and should not really have to suffer the effects of the drought. It is true, so far God has taken care of him. But now the brook is drying up too and God has not done something miraculous to make the brook continue to provide water for Elijah.
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