GOD
KNOWS WHAT LIES AHEAD Saturday January 16, 2016
Text:
1 Kings 19:5 – 8 Memory
verse: v 7
God created us and knows everything
about us. He is aware that we are feeble and nothing but dust. For these
reasons, He shows us compassion upon our infirmities and sympathizes with us in
our sorrows. Also when we are weak and in want, He sends relief. This was the
case of Elijah here. He was greatly discouraged by the threat of Ahab and
Jezebel, and had wished he had died as we read yesterday. Elijah needed
refreshment after running away for his life, and God sent an angel to bring him
what was necessary. Our God does not only show us sympathy but also empathizes
with us.
Beloved, God knows what He created us
for, though we do not have a fore knowledge of what services, what trials, what
mission He has purposed for us. Certainly, He will take care of all He has
called us into by ensuring that His grace is sufficient for us (compare 2 Corinthians 12:9). Elijah had his needs met and needed not to complain of the unkindness of
men, when it was thus made up by the ministration of angels. Wherever God's
children are, they are still under their father's eye. Are you suffering for
the sake of God’s call to fulfill a duty? Never mind, He will strengthen and grant
you enough grace to come out victorious. God never abandons us in our call and
ministry (Deuteronomy 31:6, 8; Joshua 1:5).
Food
for Thought:
1 Chronicle 28:20.
Prayer: God, strengthen me as I face discouragement doing your will.
